# Pentagon: US plans to build deterrence line in Indo-Pacific

https://mins.news/en/item/18964

- TASS, 2026-08-11 10:17 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2171321

> The United States plans to establish a deterrence line across the Indo-Pacific, according to the Pentagon. Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby said Washington’s priority is to field a fully operational and resilient denial-defense architecture. He said the system would stretch along the First Island Chain, extending from Malaysia to Japan. The statement presents the deployment of this regional defense structure as a central US priority.