BREAKING NEWS: Japan-U.S. Drill to Start Oct. to Involve Japan's Long-Range Missiles
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Local media reported that the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force plans to deploy long-range offensive missiles capable of reaching the Chinese coast during next month's joint U.S.-Japan military exercises. This measure undermines the principle of "exclusively defensive defense," which involves responding minimally only when attacked, and strengthens the ability to strike enemy bases, raising concerns among neighboring countries.
(Tokyo=Yonhap News) Correspondent Cho Seong-mi = The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force [will] [introduce] long-range offensive missiles capable of reaching the Chinese coast for the upcoming U.S.-Japan joint military exercises in October...
It has been revealed that the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's long-range missiles, which will be the first in Japan to possess the capability to attack enemy bases (counterattack capability), will be deployed for the first time during the joint Japan-U.S. exercises starting in October. Multiple Ministry of Defense officials confirmed this to reporters. This move is seen as a response to China's continued military expansion…
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