A US-made Harpoon ship-to-ship missile i [Getty Images]

A US-made Harpoon ship-to-ship missile is displayed at the Taipei World Trade Centre, one day before the opening of the four-day Taipei Aerospace and Defence Technology Exhibition on August 10, 2011. AFP PHOTO/PATRICK LIN (Photo credit should read PATRICK LIN/AFP via Getty Images)

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