Coverage dated September 24, 2024

China launches intercontinental missile into Pacific in rare test

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China said it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, firing it into the Pacific Ocean in a rare trial run that flexed its

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  1. Digital Journal

    China launches intercontinental missile into Pacific in rare test (opens Digital Journal)

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    China said it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, firing it into the Pacific Ocean in a rare trial run that flexed its

  2. UPI

    China conducts first public ICBM test launch in decades (opens UPI)

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    China's military test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday morning, according to defense officials, marking its first public test of the weapon in decades.

  3. Washington Examiner

    China test launches ICBM into Pacific Ocean (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The Chinese military said it test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean in a rare test that could raise international concerns.

  4. Insider

    China carried out its first known test of an ICBM in the Pacific Ocean for more than four decades (opens Insider)

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    The test of an intercontinental ballistic missile with a dummy warhead comes amid concerns over China's nuclear arsenal.

  5. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, stirring security concerns in the region already tense over Beijing's territorial claims and rivalry with the U.S.

  6. Local News 8

    China fires ICBM into Pacific Ocean in first such public test in decades as regional tensions flare (opens Local News 8)

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    By Nectar Gan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — China says it successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, a rare public test that comes amid growing tensions with the United States and its regional allies.

  7. Deutsche Welle

    China test-fires ballistic missiles into the Pacific Ocean – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Although a report in state media said that China informed other countries in the region, Japan has denied receiving any information about the launch.

  8. Al Jazeera

    China says test-launched ICBM with ‘dummy warhead’ into Pacific (opens Al Jazeera)

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    First public test-launch of missile likely to raise concerns about China’s nuclear build-up.

  9. ABC 13 Houston

    China test-fires ICBM with 'dummy' warhead into Pacific, 1st launch in decades (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    The Chinese military test-fired on Wednesday the first intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific that it's launched since 1980, officials...

  10. NBC News

    China test-fires ICBM into the Pacific Ocean for the first time in decades (opens NBC News)

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    China said Wednesday that it had successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean, in a rare public test that may raise international concerns as the country builds up its nuclear arsenal at a time of tensions with the United States.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    China test-fires ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Although a report in state media said that China informed other countries in the region, Japan has denied receiving any information about the launch.

  12. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    What's behind China's launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    Associated Press TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China has test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean in a rare occurrence, adding to tensions in the region where multiple countries have overlapping territorial claims.

  13. Voice of America

    China test-fires missile into ‘high seas’ of Pacific (opens Voice of America)

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    Defense Ministry said the launch was a ‘routine arrangement in our annual training plan’

  14. The Hill

    China test-fires ICBM into international waters (opens The Hill)

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    China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) morning into the Pacific on Wednesday, marking the first known Chinese test into international waters in four decades.

  15. Washington Times

    China holds rare ICBM test in Pacific (opens Washington Times)

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    Inside the Ring: China's military carried out a rare flight test of an intercontinental ballistic missile that landed in the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday.

  16. Fox News

    China launches intercontinental ballistic missile into Pacific hours after Biden's UN address (opens Fox News)

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    China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday following President Biden's final address to the United Nations, in which he warned about Chinese aggression.

  17. The Guardian

    China conducts first public test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile (opens The Guardian)

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    The ICBM, carrying a dummy warhead, was launched by the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force into the Pacific Ocean

  18. BNO News

    China test-fires intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean (opens BNO News)

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    China has successfully fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean, the country’s defense ministry announced on Wednesday. It’s the first time such a test has been publicly carried out and acknowledged.

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