US Navy puts on a light show with 7,500-mile thermonuclear weapon test

Multiple Trident II D5 ballistic missiles were fired off the coast of Florida and into the Atlantic The US Navy has launched multiple Trident II D5 ballistic missiles off the coast of Florida and into the Atlantic in the latest test of a system that can deliver thermonuclear warheads thousands of miles away. An Ohio-class submarine launched the unarmed weapons from a submerged position during tests, marking the 197th consecutive successful test flight of the Trident II system. One evening saw the skies light up as far away as Puerto Rico, as mariners and airmen were informed of the operation...