Taiwan Says A Chinese Submarine Fired An ICBM During Unannounced Drills
The source is anonymous and the claim is unverified.
A senior Taiwanese security official, speaking anonymously to Reuters, said a Chinese submarine launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Yellow Sea into the Chinese mainland. The launch reportedly took place during a large, unannounced PLA exercise in early November. At its peak, the exercise massed more than 100 navy and coast guard vessels, and about 70 were still inside the first island chain on 13 November. The official described it as “a silent exercise — and in effect, silent intimidation.”
Taiwanese outlets Liberty Times and ETtoday, citing security officials, reported that the missile was fired from waters off eastern China towards the interior and that its range covers Guam and Hawaii. Neither named the missile type, and the launch has not been independently confirmed.
Beijing has given no account of any launch, and China’s defence ministry did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment. At the ministry’s 29 October press conference (English text posted 13 November), spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang called the Liaoning group’s Western Pacific training “a routine arrangement within the annual plan of the Chinese military” that “does not target any specific country or objective”. Asked about Xinhua’s 17 October disclosure of a submarine-launched strategic missile test, he replied: “I am not aware of the specifics you mentioned.”
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Taiwan Says A Chinese Submarine Fired An ICBM During Unannounced Drills
Taiwan Says A Chinese Submarine Fired An ICBM During Unannounced Drills
The source is anonymous and the claim is unverified.
A senior Taiwanese security official, speaking anonymously to Reuters, said a Chinese submarine launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Yellow Sea into the Chinese mainland. The launch reportedly took place during a large, unannounced PLA exercise in early November. At its peak, the exercise massed more than 100 navy and coast guard vessels, and about 70 were still inside the first island chain on 13 November. The official described it as “a silent exercise — and in effect, silent intimidation.”
Taiwanese outlets Liberty Times and ETtoday, citing security officials, reported that the missile was fired from waters off eastern China towards the interior and that its range covers Guam and Hawaii. Neither named the missile type, and the launch has not been independently confirmed.
Beijing has given no account of any launch, and China’s defence ministry did not respond to Reuters’ request for comment. At the ministry’s 29 October press conference (English text posted 13 November), spokesperson Zhang Xiaogang called the Liaoning group’s Western Pacific training “a routine arrangement within the annual plan of the Chinese military” that “does not target any specific country or objective”. Asked about Xinhua’s 17 October disclosure of a submarine-launched strategic missile test, he replied: “I am not aware of the specifics you mentioned.”
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