{"id":"5c280ed5-04c9-4d56-8557-358d58eb9b5e","url":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/19/asia-pacific/china-nuclear-sub-test-fire/","domain":"japantimes.co.jp","outlet":{"name":"The Japan Times","country":"JP","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"China reveals advanced nuclear sub was used to test-fire missile","plainHeadline":"China used its third-generation Changzheng nuclear submarines to test-launch a submarine-launched strategic missile in the Pacific.","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["China used its most advanced nuclear submarines for an ICBM test-fire.","The Changzheng series is described as now reaching the third generation.","The test launch demonstrated the sea-based leg of China’s nuclear triad.","Xinhua reported the event in a WeChat post on Saturday.","The July test drew criticism from Japan and Australia."],"topics":["Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-19T09:59:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-19T11:00:47.179Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/66f7d91b-69b0-4242-bbba-67cf8728dc3b","storyId":"66f7d91b-69b0-4242-bbba-67cf8728dc3b","image":"https://www.japantimes.co.jp/japantimes/uploads/images/2026/10/19/569365.JPG","author":"Josh Xiao","dek":"China had only conducted two publicly known ICBM tests in the Pacific before July, and both were land-based launches."}