Sec. of Defense Esper says he wants to deploy an intermediate-range conventional missile in the Pacific region within months, now that the Trump admin. has formally pulled out of a Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia.
, wouldn't detail possible deployment locations in Asia, saying it would depend on discussions with allies and other factors.
He said that because of the great distances within the Indo-Pacific region, U.S development of effective intermediate-range precision weapons is important. The INF treaty was signed in 1987 and banned land-based missiles of ranges between 310 and 3,410 miles. Its demise comes as world powers seek to contain the nuclear threat from Iran and North Korea. And it signals another milestone in the deterioration of relations between the U.S and Russia.
Trump has called New START"just another bad deal" made by the Obama administration, and has said he wants to negotiate a three-way nuclear arms control agreement among the U.S., Russia and China.
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