US Air Force announces cancellation of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile test to lower nuclear tensions with Russia during Ukraine conflict
Decision to cancel the test of the LGM-30G Minuteman III missile was due to the same reasons as when it had been first delayed.
The Pentagon first announced a delay of the test on March 2 after Russia said it was putting its nuclear forces on high alert. Washington said at the time it was important for both the United States and Russia "bear in mind the risk of miscalculation and take steps to reduce those risks."Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek said on Friday that the decision to cancel the test of the LGM-30G Minuteman III missile was due to the same reasons as when it had been first delayed.
Altering the test schedule for America's ICBM force can be controversial. US Senator Jim Inhofe, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, expressed disappointment in March at the delay of a test he said was critical to ensure America's nuclear deterrent remains effective.Jeffrey Lewis, a missile researcher at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies , played down the impact of the cancellation.
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