Question: has an icbm ever been tested?
Answer: Live fire testing The W47 is the only US ICBM or SLBM warhead to have been live fired in an atmospheric missile and warhead test, on May 6, 1962. This event took place during shot Frigate Bird which was part of the Dominic test series. ... The missile traveled a distance of 1,020 nmi (1,890 km; 1,170 mi).