Ballistic Missile Defense: US, China duel in South Asia

[H5N1]

"China is no newcomer to this race. The massive infusion of North Korean Nodong missile technology to the Pakistan nuclear missile program over the past decade would never have been possible without the active, covert support of China, which shares common borders with both nations and is a strong, consistently supportive ally of both.

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"Then, a couple of months ago, the long-term strategic balance in South Asia seemed to tilt back decisively India's way when the Bush administration made good on Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's pledge to beef up India: President George W. Bush gave the green light to unprecedented close U.S.-Indian cooperation in ballistic missile defense development.

"The United States is also preparing to sell India its state of the art Patriot PAC-3 anti-ballistic missile, the most advanced defense system of its kind in the world.

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"And as was the case with Pakistan's 1998 nuclear missile tests that followed within days of India's first ones, the new weapon
(cruise missiles with Chinese guidance sytems) may well have been built so fast because it employed "off-the-shelf" technology quickly and quietly delivered by China."


http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050823-122227-1470r

[Deja Q]

1. "Nodong missile technology"? Someone has no ego to bruise...

:rofl:


On a serious note, haven't we learned by now NOT to sell weapons to other countries? They might turn on us later on, you see... or turn on other countries and the moment one country uses a nuke, the remainder might be quick to press their buttons too. :scared: