The Chinese military test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific on Wednesday, marking the first known launch of an ICBM in decades, officials said. The People’s

China launched a missile into the Pacific Ocean Wednesday, not long after President Biden mentioned a need for security in East Asia during a U.N. address.

The Chinese military test-fired on Wednesday the first intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific that it's launched since 1980, officials said.

China's military test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday morning, according to defense officials.

According to the Pentagon's estimates China has more than 500 operational nuclear warheads in its arsenal China has said it successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) carrying a dummy warhead into the Pacific Ocean.

China said it test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile with “a dummy warhead” into the Pacific Ocean, a rare move that could raise tensions with the US and its allies.