Recent Overseas Missile Launches Indicate Little Immediate Threat To U.S.

April was a big month for ballistic missile launches in Asia. The unusual series of tests began with North Korea’s failed attempt to place a small satellite into orbit in a thinly-disguised test of its longest-range missile.

Later in the month India successfully tested a new ballistic missile with sufficient range to hit any city in China, and Pakistan soon responded with a test of its own new missile.

Meanwhile, Iran’s leaders issued a steady stream of threats about how they might use their own missiles to close the strategic Strait of Hormuz.

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