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  2. China's test of an intercontinental ballistic missile this week, which saw the country lob the long-range weapon far out into the Pacific Ocean, was a very public display of Chinese military power ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. China's missile arsenal may soon rival the US. Here are the ...

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    China's Rocket Force has a growing stockpile of intermediate-range ballistic missiles known as Dong Feng-26. The DF-26 can be armed with nuclear or conventional warheads, engaging targets on both ...

  5. What's behind China's launch of an intercontinental ballistic ...

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    TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday in a rare occurrence, adding to tensions in the region where multiple countries have overlapping territorial claims and both Beijing and Washington seek to project their influence.

  6. Intercontinental ballistic missile - Wikipedia

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    Topol-M launch from silo Minuteman III launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, United States of America on 9 February 2023.. An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is a ballistic missile with a range greater than 5,500 kilometres (3,400 mi), [1] primarily designed for nuclear weapons delivery (delivering one or more thermonuclear warheads).

  7. China test-fires an intercontinental ballistic missile into ...

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    BEIJING (AP) — China test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Wednesday. The ICBM carried a dummy warhead and fell into a designated area of the sea, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. The launch by the People's Liberation Army was part of routine annual training.

  8. DF-31 - Wikipedia

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    'East Wind-31'; NATO reporting name CSS-10) [5] is a third-generation long-range, road-mobile, three stage, solid-fuel rocket intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in the Dongfeng missile series developed by the People's Republic of China. It is designed to carry a single 1-megaton thermonuclear weapon.

  9. China and weapons of mass destruction - Wikipedia

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    Medium and Intercontinental Range Ballistic Missiles (2007). Note: China currently is capable of targeting its nuclear forces throughout the region and most of the world, including the continental United States. Newer systems, such as the DF-31, DF-31A, and JL-2, will give China a more survivable nuclear force.