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China and Russia conduct ballistic missile tests

A Chinese ballistic missile test was described as undermining the South Pacific nuclear weapons-free zone. Russia also test-fired a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine.

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The tests involve strategic nuclear-capable missile systems and may increase regional and international security tensions.

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  1. Russia's nuclear submarine test-fired the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile ↗northernpen.ca · Recorded source date: Aug 18, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC
  2. Chinese ballistic missile test is said to undermine nuclear weapons-free zone in South Pacific ↗defensenews.com · Recorded source date: Aug 19, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC

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