An Intensifying Arms Race in Asia

Royal Australian Navy guided-missile frigate HMAS Parramatta (FFH 154) (L) sails with U.S. Navy Amphibious assault ship USS America (LHA 6), Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Bunker Hill (CG 52) and Arleigh-Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) in the South China Sea, on April 18, 2020. Petty Officer 3rd Class Nicholas Huynh/U.S. Navy/Handout via Reuters

Analysts warn that Asia may be sliding into an accelerating arms race as countries react to the Chinese regime’s military growth.

The following is a list of the defense systems several Asian countries have bought or are looking to acquire.

Australia

The country said on Sept. 16 it would build at least eight nuclear-powered submarines under an Indo-Pacific security partnership with the United States and Britain.