Naval Warfare
Vietnam buttresses SCS presence
News emerged last week that Vietnam had deployed mobile rocket launchers on some of its occupied islets in the Spratly chain in the South China Sea. If true, these would pose a military threat to China, as well as increase tensions.
The reports stated that Vietnam had discreetly shipped ...
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