The People's Liberation Army conducted a decontamination exercise focusing on responding to a simulated nuclear attack in the vicinity of the Taiwan Strait. The drill was reported by state media, amid general tensions regarding the region.

The People’s Liberation Army division responsible for the East China Sea and the Taiwan Strait carried out a decontamination exercise amid targeting of Iranian nuclear facilities by the United States and Israel. A recent training exercise at an Eastern Theatre Command naval base included an emergency response to a simulated nuclear attack, according to a report on Tuesday by state broadcaster CCTV, which did not specify the time or location of the drill. The exercise focused on rapid detection....