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PLA troops facing Taiwan Strait and Japan simulate response to nuclear attack
April 8, 2026
South China Morning Post
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The People’s Liberation Army division responsible for the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait carried out a decontamination exercise amid targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States and Israel. A recent training exercise at an Eastern Theatre Command naval base included an emergency response to a simulated nuclear attack, according to a report on Tuesday by state broadcaster CCTV, which did not specify the time or location of the drill.

The exercise focused on rapid detection...
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