Eli5: how are ICBM tested for their range without causing false alarms?

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Say the usa and soviet union in cold war. History has records of incidents were dalse alarms (including one from the sun) almost started nuclear armageddon.

How did they keep testing missiles (ICBM) with longer and longer ranges without it being detected as a real missle?

Not to mention there are still states that are neighbored by hostile countries and still manage to do their ICBM tests with ranges encompassing multiple continents. How do they manage it?

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Step one, don’t point it at your enemy.

Kwajalein Atoll is where the US aimed many of its test ICBMs. It’s a little circle Of islands in the middle if the Pacific Ocean.

Really far from Russia and China.

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