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The IDF said it attacked Hezbollah launch sites in southern Lebanon.
The NATO Secretary General called defense spending of two percent of GDP insufficient.
China called on the US to stop arming Taiwan.
Turkey called for the development of independent software against the backdrop of sabotage in Lebanon.
North Korea launched more than 160 garbage balloons into South Korea.
Canada has imposed sanctions for violating the rights of Palestinians.
The Swiss Senate refused to ban its army from participating in NATO exercises.
NATO is exploring the idea of ​​creating an air operations center in the Arctic.
Musk explained the move of X’s headquarters from California.
Taiwan rejected information about the production of pagers that exploded in Lebanon.
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The IDF said it attacked Hezbollah launch sites in southern Lebanon.
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The NATO Secretary General called defense spending of two percent of GDP insufficient.
15 : 36
China called on the US to stop arming Taiwan.
08 : 58
Turkey called for the development of independent software against the backdrop of sabotage in Lebanon.
08 : 56
North Korea launched more than 160 garbage balloons into South Korea.
20 : 40
Canada has imposed sanctions for violating the rights of Palestinians.
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US tests launch of Minuteman III intercontinental missile

US tests launch of Minuteman III intercontinental missile

An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, according to the US Air Force Global Strike Command website.

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The launch took place on August 16 at 00:49 Pacific time. The goal is to demonstrate “the readiness of US nuclear forces” and “the effectiveness of national nuclear deterrence.” The launch was planned: “This test is not the result of current world events,” the report says.

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The head unit of the rocket traveled about 4.2 thousand miles (more than 6.7 thousand km) to the Kwajalein atoll in the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean.

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