Pentagon Delays Missile Tests Amid Fears It Could Ratchet Up Tensions In Korea -- Daily Mail
* Fears the long-planned Minuteman 3 test could be misinterpreted
* Test not connected to ongoing U.S. and South Korean military exercises
* South Korean top military officer puts off visit to Washington
* North Korea has been angered by the annual exercises carried out in region
* Chinese president says no country should be allowed to upset world peace
The U.S. has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test planned for next week amid mounting tensions with North Korea, a senior defense official has said.
The official told Associated Press that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel decided to put off the long-planned Minuteman 3 test, due to take place at an Air Force base in California, until sometime next month because of concerns the launch could be misinterpreted and exacerbate the Korean crisis.
The test was not connected to the ongoing annual military exercises by the U.S. and South Korea in the region which have angered North Korea.
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