Great power rivalry' fuels Pacific arms race frenzy

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A quick barrage of missile tests and bumper defense deals in the Pacific has highlighted a regional arms race that is intensifying as the China-US rivalry grows.

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A remarkable flurry, but indicative of a region spending apace on the latest wonders of modern weaponry, experts say. This handout satellite image released by Maxar Technologies shows an overview of a processing facility at the Yongbyon Nuclear Research Facility complex in Yongbyon, North Korea, on September 14, 2021.

Today around 20 percent of the region’s defense spending is on procurement, notably on maritime assets and long-range deterrence designed to convince Beijing — or any another adversary — that the cost of attack is too high.

 

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