INQUIRER.net: AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise

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AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise Apr 7th 2013, 02:42 WASHINGTON— The U.S. Defense Department has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test that had been planned for next week at an Air Force base in California amid mounting tensions with North Korea, a senior defense official told The Associated Press.   The official said Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel decided to put off the long-planned Minuteman 3 test until sometime next month because of concerns the launch could be misinterpreted and exacerbate the Korean crisis. Hagel made the decision Friday, the official said Saturday.   The test was not connected to the ongoing annual U.S.-South Korean military exercises in that region that have angered North Kor... Keep on reading: AP source: US delays missile test as tensions rise Media files: korea.jpg (image/jpeg)

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