Pentagon chief: US to soon put intermediate-range missile in Asia

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Pentagon chief: US to soon put intermediate-range missile in Asia
The Associated Press, Sydney Saturday, 3 August 2019

US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he wants to deploy an intermediate-range conventional missile in the Pacific region within months, now that the Trump administration has formally pulled out of a Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia.

Esper, however, added that it will likely take some time to develop the more advanced land-based missile capabilities.

The move is likely to anger China, but Esper said Beijing shouldn’t be surprised by it.

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