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| North Korea tension 'prompts US missile test delay' | North Korea tension 'prompts US missile test delay' |
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| The US Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test scheduled for next week, defence officials say. | The US Pentagon has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test scheduled for next week, defence officials say. |
| The Minuteman 3 test was put off because of concerns that it could be misinterpreted by North Korea, amid fears of a conflict. | The Minuteman 3 test was put off because of concerns that it could be misinterpreted by North Korea, amid fears of a conflict. |
| It could be postponed till May. | It could be postponed till May. |
| North Korea has issued a series of unusually strong threats since it was sanctioned by the UN in March for carrying out a third nuclear test. | North Korea has issued a series of unusually strong threats since it was sanctioned by the UN in March for carrying out a third nuclear test. |
| It has threatened nuclear strikes on the US, formally declared war on the South, and pledged to reopen a nuclear reactor in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions. | It has threatened nuclear strikes on the US, formally declared war on the South, and pledged to reopen a nuclear reactor in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions. |
| A Pentagon official said the US wanted to "avoid any misperception or miscalculation" that might result from the test. | |
| US and South Korean officials have sought to play down fears of a conflict on the Korean peninsula in recent days. | |
| On Friday, North Korea warned it would not be able to guarantee the safety of embassy staff in the event of a war, but no foreign governments have announced plans to evacuate their embassies. |