July 15, 2026

At 12:01 pm on July 6, a Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy submarine-launched strategic missile carrying a training dummy warhead burst from the sea, pierced through the ocean surface, and streaked across the blue sky, leaving a white vapor trail as it arced toward its designated target area in relevant high seas of the Pacific Ocean. From launch to impact confirmation, the entire process was made public through an official notification in less than an hour, catching wide attention.

Zhang Junshe, a Chinese military affairs expert, told the Global Times that based on the official statement, the submarine-launched strategic missile tested in this launch is believed to be a Julang (JL) submarine-launched strategic missile, with a range likely exceeding 8,000 kilometers, qualifying it as an intercontinental ballistic missile. The analysis has drawn sustained international media attention.

China's nuclear sword is being forged over past several decades, from scratch to real deterrence, while consistently adhering to a nuclear strategy of self-defense and a nuclear policy of no first use of nuclear weapons. 

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