For decades, a nuclear weapons arms race played out between america and the soviet union. As china, india and pachestan gained the ability to build atomic bombs, many feared a similar grim contest would play out in asia. Earlier this year, india said one of its missiles launched accidentally during routine maintenance. Pakeston's then foreign minister laid out questions to reporters about the missile that fell into pakesani territory.
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