Russian President Vladimir Putin’s weekend announcement on the heightened alert posture fanned fears that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could lead to nuclear escalation, with some European officials seeing it as veiled threat to the West.
The Pentagon strongly condemned Russian rhetoric surrounding the world’s most destructive weaponry and said it hoped its decision to delay its ICBM test would serve as an example to Moscow. He said the decision to delay the test was meant to “demonstrate that we have no intention in engaging in any actions that can be misunderstood or misconstrued.”
The nuclear-capable Minuteman III is key part of the American military’s strategic arsenal and has a range of 9 660-plus km and can travel at a speed of approximately 24 000 kph.US Senator Jim Inhofe, the top Republican on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said he was disappointed by the delay,adding that the test was critical to ensuring America’s nuclear deterrent stayed effective. The Pentagon said the delay would have no impact.
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What's that gotta do with you SABC news? Focus on south Sudan, Cameroon or Somalia and stop fighting for people who aren't one of us or covering things that happen in other continents ......cover Cameroon or Somalia or south Sudan and bring awareness to their war ......
You keep forgetting that the U.S. put their nuclear forces on high alert 2 weeks before russia did!!