Are We In The Middle Of A Missile Race In Asia?

The Asian Arms Race That Wasn't -- M. Taylor Fravel and Vipin Narang, Foreign Policy

India and Pakistan are firing off missiles left and right. So why aren't the Chinese nervous?

Are we in the middle of a missile race in Asia? On April 25, Pakistan conducted the first test of its Shaheen 1-A intermediate-range ballistic missile. The Pakistan military said that the missile, which is capable of delivering a nuclear warhead against targets in India, successfully hit its intended location in the Indian Ocean.

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My Comment: We may not be in a missile race right now .... but the groundwork is being laid for an arms race in the event that tensions start to escalate in the region.

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