October 4 , 2024
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- China successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile- D-41, into the Pacific Ocean.
- It has an operational range of up to 12,000–15,000km, capable of reaching the US mainland.
- An ICBM typically has a range greater than 5,500km and is designed to carry nuclear warheads.
- In May 1980, a DF-5 -China's first ICBM flew more than 9,000 kilometres.
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