US plans to build deterrence line in Indo-Pacific — Pentagon

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The US Department of Defense plans to establish a deterrence line across the Indo-Pacific region, focusing on a defense architecture stretching from Malaysia to Japan along the First Island Chain. The strategy aims to enhance operational resilience against regional threats as emphasized by Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby.

Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby emphasized the US priority was to "field a fully operational, resilient architecture of denial defense stretching along the First Island Chain," from Malaysia to Japan