China Fires Pacific ICBM from Sub as Nuclear Buildup Alarms Nations

China's People's Liberation Army Navy launched a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean from a submarine, drawing condemnation from Australia, the US, Taiwan, and Pacific Island nations who called it a destabilising and provocative act. The rapid and largely unexplained Chinese military buildup — including submarine-launched nuclear weapons with intercontinental range — reflects the escalating rivalry between global powers that Scripture warns will characterise the last days. Jesus warned in Matthew 24 that wars and rumours of wars would mark the end of the age, and Revelation 16 describes kings of the East mobilising for the final conflict at Armageddon.