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I ever clicked a little closer to them. It's Monday, July 6th.

Welcome to the PDB afternoon bulletin.

I'm Mike Baker, your eyes and ears on the world stage.

All right, let's get briefed.

First up, China conducts a rare submarine launch of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile into the Pacific.

We'll explain why U.S. allies are calling the test destabilizing and what it reveals about Beijing's rapidly expanding nuclear capabilities and ambitions.

Later in the show, Hamas says it's prepared to step aside in Gaza, but there's a

caveat here. The terror group still refuses to surrender its weapons. We'll explain why that missing

concession could keep President Trump's ceasefire plan deadlocked. But first, today's afternoon spotlight.

China has carried out a rather rare and highly symbolic

military test that's raising concerns across the Indo-Pacific. On Monday, the Chinese Navy announced

that it successfully launched a long-range ballistic missile from one of its nuclear-powered

submarines, sending a simulated warhead into a designated area of the

Pacific Ocean. Beijing insists the launch was nothing more than a routine military exercise

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