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North Korea, China Leave Us Little Choice but to Build More Missiles

North Korea, China Leave Us Little Choice but to Build More Missiles
In a photo taken on May 29, 2018 rockets are displayed at a memorial ground of the Baengmagoji, or White Horse, battlefield in Cheorwon near the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating North and South Korea. ED JONES/AFP/Getty Images
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Following the failed United States–North Korea summit in Hanoi, it is now crucial that Washington increases its strategic leverage in Asia by building a new force of ballistic and cruise missiles to deter both North Korean and Chinese nuclear blackmail and aggression.

Rick Fisher
Rick Fisher
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Rick Fisher is a senior fellow at the International Assessment and Strategy Center.
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