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US says it’s consulting on Asian missile deployment

August 13, 2019 admin Asia, Beijing, Defense, Latest News Stories, Missile, missile development, US, World

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 12:08:17 +0000

US Under Secretary of State Andrea Thompson attends a panel discussion after the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) conference in Beijing on January 31, 2019. (Photo by THOMAS PETER / POOL / AFP)

BEIJING — A senior U.S. diplomat says Washington is consulting with its allies as it proceeds with plans to deploy intermediate-range missiles in Asia, a move China says it will respond to with countermeasures. Washington has said it plans to place such weapons in the Asia-Pacific following the U.S. withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces […]

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