As US Ditches INF, Mid-Range Missiles To Be Deployed In Asia "Within Months"

"A mere day after the US officially exited the landmark Intermediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty (INF) which had cooled the Cold War arms race, preventing a build-up in Europe, the Pentagon is looking to deploy intermediate range conventional missiles in the Pacific region "within months".

Noting that it will most certainly provoke the ire of China, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Friday of the plans, “It’s fair to say, though, that we would like to deploy a capability sooner rather than later.” Esper made the remarks from Australia. “I would prefer months. I just don’t have the latest state of play on timelines.”

"I would prefer months... but these things tend to take longer than you expect," Esper stated..."

at  https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-08-03/us-ditches-inf-mid-range-missiles-be-deployed-asia-sooner-rather-later