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China realiza una inusitada prueba lanzando un misil intercontinental al Pacífico
September 25, 2024 - China dijo que realizó un lanzamiento de prueba de un misil intercontinental con una "ojiva simulada" hacia el Océano Pacífico, una medida inusitada que podría exacerbar las tensiones con Estados Unidos y sus aliados.
The ICBM was launched at 08:44 local time on Wednesday and "fell into expected sea areas", Beijing's defence ministry said, adding that the test launch was "routine" and part of its "annual training".
The type of missile and its flight path remained unclear, but Chinese state media said Beijing had "informed the countries concerned in advance".
China's nuclear weapon tests usually take place domestically and it previously test-fired ICBMs west into the Taklamakan Desert in the Xinjiang region.
So this is believed to be the first time since 1980 that it launched an ICBM into international waters, the BBC said.