On Wednesday, China announced that it had successfully executed a rare launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) into the Pacific Ocean, a development that is likely to heighten international apprehensions regarding the nation’s nuclear expansion. The missile, equipped with a dummy warhead, was launched by the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force at 8:44 a.m. Beijing time (0044 GMT) and “landed in designated maritime areas,” … Continue reading China has carried out a test launch of intercontinental ballistic missile