Conflictos

La rivalidad entre potencias impulsa una carrera armamentística en el Pacífico

Solo el último año, la región de Asia y Oceanía destinó más de medio billón de dólares a sus ejércitos, según los datos del Instituto Internacional de Investigación de la Paz de Estocolmo

(FILES) This file handout photo taken on August 13, 2021 and provided by South Korea's Defence Ministry on September 7, 2021 shows the locally-developed, diesel-powered 3,000-tonne submarine, named after revered independence activist Ahn Chang-ho, during its commissioning ceremony on the southern island of Geoje. - South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on September 15, 2021, the presidential Blue House said, becoming only the seventh country in the world with the advanced technology. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP) / ---- EDITORS NOTE ----- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / South Korean Defence Ministry" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
(FILES) This file handout photo taken on August 13, 2021 and provided by South Korea's Defence Ministry on September 7, 2021 shows the locally-developed, diesel-powered 3,000-tonne submarine, named after revered independence activist Ahn Chang-ho, during its commissioning ceremony on the southern island of Geoje. - South Korea successfully test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile on September 15, 2021, the presidential Blue House said, becoming only the seventh country in the world with the advanced technology. (Photo by Handout / South Korean Defence Ministry / AFP) / ---- EDITORS NOTE ----- RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / South Korean Defence Ministry" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS HANDOUT
El Ministerio de Defensa de Corea del Sur muestra un submarino de 3.000 toneladas de diesel desarrollado localmente, que lleva el nombre del venerado activista por la independencia Ahn Chang-ho, en la isla sur de Geoje, el 7 de setiembre. (HANDOUT/AFP)

Washington. Una batería de ensayos de misiles y una serie de acuerdos de defensa en el Pacífico ilustran la frenética carrera armamentística regional que se está intensificando por la creciente rivalidad entre China y Estados Unidos.

“Hay un poco de frenesí en el Indo-Pacífico para rearmarse”, afirmó el profesor John Delury. “Hay un sentimiento de que todo el mundo lo está haciendo”, añadió.

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