U.S. Tests Unarmed Intercontinental Ballistic Missile<br />2, 2017<br />WASHINGTON — The Pentagon conducted a test of an unarmed intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, with the timing expected to be of note in both North Korea, which recently tested its missile arsenal,<br />and in China, which has been urged by the Trump administration to pressure North Korea on its nuclear program.<br />" the statement said. that While not a response to recent North Korean actions, the test demonstrates<br />that the United States’ nuclear enterprise is safe, secure, effective and ready to be able to deter, detect and defend against attacks on the United States and its allies,<br />The test came a day after Secretary of State Rex W. Tillerson said<br />that the United States was not seeking a regime change in North Korea and would be willing to talk to Pyongyang.<br />We handle everything." The unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California,<br />according to an official statement from the Air Force Global Strike Command released early Wednesday after the test was completed.<br />Mr. Tillerson assured North Korea "we are not your enemy," but added<br />that Pyongyang "is presenting an unacceptable threat to us and we have to respond." What you need to know to start your day, delivered to your inbox Monday through Friday.<br />"We do not seek a collapse of the regime, we do not seek an accelerated reunification of the peninsula, we do not seek an<br />excuse to send our military north of the 38th Parallel," Mr. Tillerson told reporters at the State Department on Tuesday.
