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April 23, 2012

The Asia Arms Race Myth

Shashank Joshi, New York Times

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It is fair to say that China's expanding economic and military power has spooked its neighbors, many of whom are now moving closer to the United States or modernizing their own military. But India's test of the Agni 5 was less about a race than about playing catch-up.

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TAGGED: China, India, Nuclear Weapons, Agni-V

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