T HE LAST time China fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) out over the Pacific, Xi Jinping was a callow 27-year-old, China’s GDP per head was less than $200 and Am

China's Rocket Force, the missile branch of its military, has seen astonishing growth in recent years, including its nuclear arsenal.

China's military test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Wednesday morning, according to defense officials, marking its first public test of the weapon in decades.