US Expresses Concern Over China's Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile Test

The US State Department reported monitoring a recent Chinese test involving the launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Pacific Ocean. The department expressed significant concern over Beijing's rapid and opaque nuclear weapons development, highlighting the regional and global implications. A statement emphasized that while the United States is intensifying efforts to prevent nuclear proliferation, China is moving in the opposite direction by expanding its nuclear arsenal.