Pentagon Says Delaying ICBM Test is Prudent; Won’t ‘Change Our Strategic Deterrent Posture One Bit’

patrick.goodenough | March 3, 2022
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Three days after President Vladimir Putin ordered that Russian nuclear deterrent forces be placed on heightened alert, the Pentagon said on Wednesday it was postponing a long-planned test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile, to ensure that the action was not misinterpreted by the Russians.