Esper: US to soon put intermediate range missile in Asia

SYDNEY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper says he wants to deploy an intermediate range conventional missile in the Pacific region within months, now that the Trump administration has formally pulled out of a Cold War-era arms control treaty with Russia.
Esper, however, told reporters traveling with him to Australia on Friday that it will likely take some time to develop the more advanced land-based missile capabilities. The move is likely to anger China, but Esper said Beijing shoul