US test-launches nuclear ballistic missile on election day

The exercise was part of “routine and periodic activities,” the American military has said

The American military conducted a nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test on the day that the nation’s voters were choosing their next president, the US Air Force Global Strike Command said in a statement on Wednesday. The launch was part of “routine” practice and followed “months of preparation,” it added.

An unarmed Minuteman...