InterviewUS considers midrange missile deployment in Asia to counter China
Top arms envoy calls Beijing's nuclear buildup 'immediate threat' to region
A conventionally configured ground-launched cruise missile is launched in California by the U.S. Department of Defense during a test to inform development of future intermediate-range capabilities . © Reuters
RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writer
August 15, 2020 05:32 JST
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. will talk with Asian allies about deploying midrange missiles now under development to counter the "immediate threat" of China's nuclear arsenal, Washington's top arms control negotiator told Nikkei in a phone interview Friday.