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US reveals new details of secret China nuclear test

Headline from Newsweek

Officials have ruled out earthquakes or mining as the source of a 2.75-magnitude event in 2020 near China's nuclear test site.

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  1. GBH News

    U.S. releases new details on alleged secret Chinese nuclear test (opens GBH News)

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    GBH News's feed description

    At a event in Washington D.C., A U.S. official said a remote earthquake in 2020 was caused by a Chinese nuclear test.

  2. War on the Rocks

    Washington Accuses Beijing of Explosive Nuclear Testing (opens War on the Rocks)

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    War on the Rocks's feed description

    On Feb. 6, the United States publicly accused China of conducting explosive nuclear tests. The allegation came right after New START — a nuclear arms...

  3. New York Post

    US reveals new details of alleged Chinese nuclear test (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Yeaw told an event at the Hudson Institute think tank in Washington that a remote seismic station in Kazakhstan measured an "explosion" of magnitude 2.75 located 450 miles away at the Lop Nor test grounds in western China on June 22, 2020.

  4. Fox News

    Mysterious 2020 explosion in China had hallmarks of nuclear test, US official alleges (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    U.S. Assistant Secretary Christopher Yeaw offered new details about an alleged nuclear test China conducted in June 2020.

  5. Newsweek

    US reveals new details of secret China nuclear test (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Officials have ruled out earthquakes or mining as the source of a 2.75-magnitude event in 2020 near China's nuclear test site.

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