Commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet Admiral Scott Swift participates in a closing ceremony for the military exercise called Talisman Saber aboard the USS Ronald Reagan in Brisbane, Australia, July 25, 2017. AAP/Darren England/via REUTERS
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The U.S. Pacific Fleet commander, addressing a security conference in Australia, said in answer to a question on Thursday that he would be prepared to launch a nuclear strike on China if President Donald Trump so ordered.
The fleet spokesman later said the question was asked as an "outrageous hypothetical".
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