US cancels ICBM test over Russia nuclear tensions

US military has canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile that it had initially aimed only to delay in a bid to lower nuclear tensions with Russia during the war in Ukraine, the Air Force told Reuters on Friday.The Pentagon first announced a delay of the test on March 2 after Russia said it was putting its nuclear forces on high alert.  Air Force spokesperson Ann Stefanek said the decision to cancel the test was due to the same reasons as when it had been first delayed. The next Minuteman III test is scheduled to take place later this year. The nuclear-capable Minuteman III is key part of the US military's strategic arsenal and has a range of 6,000-plus miles and can travel at a speed of approximately 15,000 miles per hour.