Burma’s burning ambition to acquire modern missile technology and to upgrade its conventional weapons is no longer a secret and, if left unchecked, could pose a destabilising threat to regional stability.Thailand, its most prominent historical enemy, should be concerned – its military leaders would not like to see a Burma in possession of missiles that could easily lead to a tit-for-tat arms race. Also, of course, there’s the generals’ chronic fear of the West, heightened last year when foreign navy vessels showed up off the Burmese shore in an effort to deliver relief items and water to cyclone victims in the Irrawaddy delta region.Since then, Burmese leaders have increasingly been looking for a source of medium-range missiles and sophisticated anti-aircraft and radar systems to deter imagined external threats.
Bangkok Post : Burma, North Korea in an unholy military alliance
