U.S. nuclear review warns of Chinese 'coercion' in Indo-Pacific

Strategy urges extended-deterrence talks with Japan, South Korea and Australia

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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin gives a news briefing at the Pentagon on Oct. 27. © Reuters

YUKIHIRO SAKAGUCHI and RYO NAKAMURA, Nikkei staff writers

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration released its Nuclear Posture Review on Thursday, outlining a U.S. strategy that emphasizes deterrence in the Indo-Pacific while facing China's increasingly large and sophisticated arsenal.

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