The Next BIG War Will Be In Asia

Would-Be Asian Superpowers Prepare To Clash When USA Weakens -- Pravda

India will begin the development of its own anti-missile defense system in 2010, the first elements of which, according to reports in Indian newspaper The Hindu, will appear in 2012. The system will be completed by 2016. This information was announced by the Head of the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in India.

The anti-missile defense system is intended to fulfill various functions, including the attack of targets at a height of over 50 km (in the stratosphere). The anti-missiles PAD and AAD have been designated to carry out this function.

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My Comment: The Pravda commentator uses India's anti-missile program as a backdrop to the growing militarization of Asia and the tensions that it produces. But is his assertion that war in the region will become more likely as this militarization continues and U.S. power wades in the region .... hmmmm .... I would have to say yes.

The 21rst century will be Asia's. More than half of the world lives in this region, and the regional economic and political trends are all on the upswing. This increase in political/economic/and military clout has resulted in tensions and old age animosities coming to the forefront .... a fact that we can now see between India and China and their long existing territorial disputes.

As competition for economic resources and political alliances increases .... with no third party mediation .... anything will then become possible. In Asia's case .... if history is any indication .... this competition has always resulted in large scale regional wars.