Pentagon delays missile tests amid fears it could ratchet up tensions in Korea

The U.S. has delayed an intercontinental ballistic missile test planned for next week amid mounting tensions with North Korea, a senior defense official has said.

The official told Associated Press that Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel decided to put off the long-planned Minuteman 3 test, due to take place at an Air Force base in California, until sometime next month because of concerns the launch could be misinterpreted and exacerbate the Korean crisis. The test was not connected to the ongoing annual military exercises by the U.S. and South Korea in the region which have angered North Korea.

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Is that wise? Isn't this giving Kim Jong Mong the excuse to say he's made the US back down?