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BEIJING — China said it test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile on Wednesday, firing it into the Pacific Ocean in its first such exercise in decades.
China held more than 500 operational nuclear warheads as of May 2023 and is likely to have more than 1,000 by 2030, it said. China’s defence ministry, however, called the firing a “routine arrangement in our annual training plan”. New Zealand also said the launch of the missile, which landed in the South Pacific, was “an unwelcome and concerning development”.
The United States and China in November held rare talks on nuclear arms control, part of a bid to ease mistrust ahead of a summit between leaders Joe Biden and Xi Jinping.
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