US cancels its postponed ICBM test launch

US cancels Minutemen lll test launch

The US has cancelled the test launch of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile, Qazet.az reports according to Reuters.

With a range of nearly 10,000km, the nuclearcapable missile is a key component of the American military's arsenal.

Its tested first by the Pentagon on 2 March, shortly after Russian President Vladimir Putin placed his own nuclear forces on high alert.