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US delays missile test amid China-Taiwan tensions

By Mike Brest
Published August 4, 2022 10:44pm ET
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US delays missile test amid China-Taiwan tensions
The operational test launch of a Cold War-era Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Air Force Base, C.A., is scheduled for Wednesday. (U.S. Air Force via AP) | AP

The Biden administration has decided to postpone a long-planned missile test to avoid escalating tensions with China amid already strained relations following House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-CA) trip to Taiwan earlier this week.

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