Context: China very recently claimed to have struck a ship at sea over a thousand miles away with an ICBM fired from the interior of China. That's an obvious threat to US carrier group-based force projection
So this demonstration looks likely a response to that, not specifically about WMD threats this time
Probably both these tests were under ideal conditions, as usual, but they're about sending a message as much as anything practical
So this demonstration looks likely a response to that, not specifically about WMD threats this time
Probably both these tests were under ideal conditions, as usual, but they're about sending a message as much as anything practical