China: August 10, 2000

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A CIA report speculated that a successful US missile defense system could encourage the Chinese to vastly increase their ICBM arsenal. Then again, it might not. ICBMs are expensive and China is putting as much money as possible into new conventional weaponry for a possible battle with Taiwan.

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