THE VIDEO SHELF · icbm tests
Minuteman III attacks Kwajalein
Footage of a Minuteman III ICBM test launch and its reentry vehicles striking the Kwajalein atoll target area. It shows the missile climbing through clouds and the warheads descending.
Why HN readers recommended it
Linked as unusually clear real footage of ICBM reentries and impacts whenever missile tests or the Marshall Islands come up.
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Video & recommendation details
- Creator / channel
- Eureka
- Topic
- icbm tests
- Format
- demo
- Level
- general
- HN recommenders in dataset
- 2
- HN mentions in dataset
- 3
- Recommendation years in dataset
- 2019–2025
These counts and years describe the included Hacker News records; they are not YouTube views or the video’s publication date.
From the original HN conversations
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Alternatively there is [VIDEO] about Minuteman III testing -- in which a song called "It's My Life" plays as we see breathtaking video of an unarmed Minuteman III missile climbing its way through the clouds at Vandenberg AFB and the West Coast; followed by footage …
zkms on Hacker News · 2020-08
In Rosatom releases previously classified documentary video of Tsar Bomba nuke testThere's an excellent publicly released video made about an older test. It has some of the clearest footage of the actual reentries and impacts, and is also worth watching for the sheer 90s vibe of the production. [VIDEO]
dkbrk on Hacker News · 2025-02
In Minuteman III test showcases readiness of U.S. nuclear force's deterrent
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