Pentagon chief says the United States is in favour deploying new intermediate-range missiles in Asia
US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Saturday that he was in favour of placing ground-launched, intermediate-range missiles in Asia relatively soon, a day after the United States withdrew from a landmark arms control treaty.
The United States formally left the Intermediate Nuclear Forces treaty with Russia on Friday after determining Moscow was violating the treaty, an accusation that the Kremlin has denied.Within the next few weeks, the United States is expected to test a ground-launched cruise missile, and in November, the Pentagon will aim to test an intermediate-range ballistic missile.
"I don't see an arms race happening, I do see us taking proactive measures to develop a capability that we need for both the European theatre and certainly this theatre,” Esper said, referring to the Asia-Pacific region. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks with reporters aboard his plane en route to Thailand from Joint Base Andrews, US July 30, 2019. In a sign of the importance Asia - and countering China - has for the Pentagon, Esper is visiting the region just two months after his predecessor made a similar trip.
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