US considers midrange missile deployment in Asia to counter China

Top arms envoy calls Beijing's nuclear buildup 'immediate threat' to region

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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

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.

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