US criticizes China over short notice for submarine missile test

Pacific Flashpoint: China’s Deep-Ocean Missile Test Triggers Global Backlash

A Chinese submarine test-fired an unarmed, long-range ballistic missile carrying a dummy warhead into the southern Pacific Ocean on Monday, sparking immediate and widespread condemnation from the United States and several Pacific nations. The United States military tracked the launch of the intercontinental-range weapon, which comes amid heightened international scrutiny over Beijing’s expanding military capabilities. [] Pacific Flashpoint: China’s Deep-Ocean Missile Test Triggers Global Backlash

China’s missile warning demands a stronger defense budget

China’s navy this week test-fired a long-range ballistic missile from a nuclear-powered submarine into the South Pacific, alarming U.S. allies across the region. The launch, China’s second major open-ocean ballistic missile test in less than two years, was described by U.S. officials as a “great concern to the region and the world.” But our nation’s []

China’s ballistic missile test in Pacific nuclear-free zone causes alarm in Australia and New Zealand

Firing of long-range ballistic missile from nuclear-powered submarine marks China’s first such test in Pacific in two years

China fires submarine nuclear missile into Pacific

A Chinese Navy submarine fired a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean on Monday, and Tokyo says it “strongly urged” Beijing to call off the test beforehand, the Japan Times reported. The launch, carried out with a mock warhead rather than a live one, hit its intended impact zone according to China’s state-run Xinhua []

China Missile Test in Pacific Sparks Concern Across Region

China on Monday test fired a missile from a nuclear submarine into the Pacific Ocean, prompting concern from Japan, Australia and New Zealand over Beijing’s growing military capabilities and activities in the region. According to China’s state run Xinhua news agency, a People’s Liberation Army Navy nuclear submarine launched a missile carrying a dummy warhead [] The post China Missile Test in Pacific Sparks Concern Across Region appeared first on Modern Diplomacy.