Ground-Based Intermediate-Range Missiles in the Indo-Pacific Assessing the Positions of U.S. Allies

Abstract

When the United States withdrew from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019, it opened for itself the opportunity to develop and deploy ground-based missiles with ranges between 500 and 5,500 km what this report calls ground-based intermediate-range missiles (GBIRMs). But the U.S. withdrawal also sparked a debate regarding where the United States could deploy such missiles. This became a critical topic in the Indo-Pacific because China was never a signatory to the INF Treaty, enabling it to develop a wide array of capabilities that the United States was prohibited from fielding.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 29, 2022
Accession Number
AD1167599

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey W. Hornung

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Science
  • National Politics
  • National Security
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  • Public Policy
  • Recreation
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  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Warfare

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