US wants to quickly deploy new missiles in Asia: Esper

Washington wants to quickly deploy new intermediate-range missiles in Asia, US Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday in a move likely to anger China.The new Pentagon chief said the US was now free to deploy the weapons following its withdrawal Friday from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty with Russia."Yes I would like to," Esper said when asked if the US was considering deploying new medium-range conventional weapons in Asia.