The US military is set to launch a a hypersonic nuclear missile hours after polls close on Election Day in a test to show the nation's readiness of nuclear forces.'

The US military is set to launch an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from California's Vandenberg Space Force Base, just hours after the polls close

Tensions between the Koreas are at their highest point in years as Kim has repeatedly flaunted his expanding nuclear weapon and missile programs.