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It will be rescheduled in future at a time of our choosing,\u201d a defense official told Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the second delay for the Minuteman III test after Austin ordered one in March be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/05\/05\/air-force-aborts-test-launch-of-unarmed-minuteman-iii-nuclear-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\">called off<\/a> to quell tension with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. The unarmed missile was due to be fired from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, and splash down at the Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon\u2019s decision to delay the test came as China conducted \u201cprecision missile strikes\u201d Thursday in waters off Taiwan\u2019s coasts as part of military exercises that have raised tension in the region following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2022\/08\/02\/us-house-speaker-pelosi-arrives-in-taiwan-defying-beijing\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">White House national security spokesman John Kirby formally announced the delay in a briefing Thursday afternoon, calling it \u201cthe responsible thing to do\u201d to show how serious the United States is about easing tension with China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirby condemned China\u2019s overnight launch of an estimated 11 ballistic missiles near Taiwan as \u201cirresponsible and at odds with the long-standing goal to maintain peace and stability across the Taiwan Strait.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirby stressed that the ICBM postponement would last a short time, later suggesting it would be \u201ca couple of weeks.\u201d He said a new date is already set for the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The shortness of the delay means the nation\u2019s nuclear readiness will not be affected, Kirby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe decision [to postpone] came in light and in context of the tensions that we\u2019re seeing right now, and they\u2019re pretty escalated,\u201d Kirby said. \u201cTemperature\u2019s pretty high, and the president believed, and the national security team believed, that a strong, confident, capable nuclear power can afford to wait a couple of weeks for a test to make it clear \u2014 not just in word but in deed \u2014 how serious we are when we say we have no interest in escalating the tensions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/u-s-delays-minuteman-iii-missile-test-amid-tensions-over-taiwan-11659632951\" target=\"_blank\">The Wall Street Journal <\/a>was first to report the delay.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">China earlier announced that military exercises by its Navy, Air Force and other departments were underway in six zones surrounding Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own territory and has threatened to annex by force if necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, the U.S. Navy said its aircraft carrier Ronald Reagan was operating in the Philippine Sea, east of Taiwan, as part of \u201cnormal scheduled operations.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Secretary of State Antony Blinken addressed the drills Thursday, saying: \u201cI hope very much that Beijing will not manufacture a crisis or seek a pretext to increase its aggressive military activity. We countries around the world believe that escalation serves no one and could have unintended consequences that serve no one\u2019s interests.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kirby said at the White House that the United States does not want a crisis, but that it will not be deterred from operating in the Indo-Pacific region. Air and maritime transit through the Taiwan Strait will continue over the next few weeks, he added, and the U.S. will take steps to show its commitment to the security of regional allies, including Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delay triggered Capitol Hill pushback from Republicans. House Armed Services Committee ranking member Mike Rogers, R-Ala., framed the delays as concessions to Russia and China.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese weak-kneed pearl-clutching attempts at appeasement hurt our readiness and will only invite further aggression by our adversaries,\u201d Rogers said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies think tank, told Defense News the test\u2019s delay is the wrong move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI hope at some point we figure out neither the Russians nor the Chinese are really going to be all that impressed by this kind of thing,\u201d Karako said. \u201cThey probably respect strength more than weakness, action more than inaction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Air Force crews with the 576th Flight Test Squadron test four Minuteman III rockets per year from Vandenberg, according to the Pentagon. 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