Donald Trump seeks to install missiles in Asia after the break-up of a nuclear disarmament treaty with Russia

After breaking the short and long-range missile (INF) nuclear disarmament treaty with Russia, the United States wants to rapidly deploy new missiles in Asia. This was announced on Saturday by Pentagon's new chief Mark Esper.

"Yes, I would like to do it"said the US Defense Secretary questioned about the possibility that the United States deploy conventional weapons in Asia to intermediate range after leaving the INF Treaty.

"We would like to deploy the capacity as soon as possible"Esper continued in the plane that was taking him to Sydney, where he began a weeklong tour of Asia. He would prefer months, "he added, although he admitted," But these things tend to take longer than expected. "

He did not specify where he would place these weapons. "I would not want to speculate, because (…) it's the kind of thing we always discuss with our allies." The purpose of this deployment? as he picked up AFP statements from the US official: slow down China's weight gain In the region

The United States and Russia on Friday violated the nuclear disarmament treaty of the FNI, accusing each other of not respecting the pact.

This iconic agreement was signed at the end of the Cold War. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty limited the use of missiles with a range of 500 to 5,500 kilometers.