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China-Japan-Koreas
Japan makes missile defence shield priority
2007-07-06
TOKYO - Japan said Friday it aims to erect a missile defence shield as quickly as possible as North Korea develops increasingly sophisticated weaponry, including long-range rockets.
I thought missile defense couldn't possibly work. Carl Levin and Pat Leahy say so. Why would the Japanese buy something that will never work?
JapanÂ’s annual defence report warned that North Korea is improving its missile system to cover all east Asia, including Japan, and potentially reach the northern tip of Australia as well as part of Alaska. The report, approved by Prime Minister Shinzo AbeÂ’s cabinet, was the first published by the defence ministry, which was upgraded from agency status in January in line with AbeÂ’s initiative to expand the role of Japanese troops.

North Korea’s ballistic missiles “are now regarded as more practical,” the report said. “North Korea is improving its capability of managing ballistic missiles. It is considered that North Korea is trying to further extend their firing range.

“It is necessary to finish deploying a ballistic missile defence as quickly as possible,” the annual paper said, noting the need for Tokyo to strengthen cooperation with the US military.
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