Sunday, September 25, 2016

Sputnik — India’s Deployment of BrahMos Supersonic Stealth Missile is Making China Nervous


Another arms race ratchets up.
The Indian military deployed a fourth regiment of 100 BrahMos missiles and five autonomous missile launchers in the North-Eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh disconcertingly close to the country’s border with China amid festering tensions between New Delhi and Beijing in large part based on China’s pledge to support its long-time ally Pakistan in the event of an attack.
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) immediately denounced the deployment calling it a threat and saying it raises the stakes over a longstanding territorial dispute between the two countries.…
That's a lot of real resources going into weaponry.

Sputnik International
India’s Deployment of BrahMos Supersonic Stealth Missile is Making China Nervous

1 comment:

Peter Pan said...

Always reassuring to learn how our leaders have their priorities straight.