Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera clearly had China on his mind when he hinted during a visit to a US missile test site in Hawaii that his country needs to build a comprehensive system capable of intercepting cruise missiles.
“We would like to develop (the system) into a basic infrastructure that will be helpful in comprehensive missile defense and can (intercept) cruise and other kinds of missiles,” he told reporters after visiting the facility on the island of Kauai,” the Japan Times quoted Onodera as saying on January 10.
Japan is planning to introduce the Aegis Ashore, the land-based version of the missile defense system, to deal with the increasing threat from North Korean ballistic missiles. But Asahi Shimbun and others noted that the minister’s remarks suggest that Japan should expand Aegis Ashore to deal with possible cruise missile attacks.
Outside Russia, the one country near Japan capable of launching such cruise missiles is China. The Chinese military is actively developing anti-ship and land attack cruise missiles with faster speeds and longer ranges.
The defense minister’s remarks on boosting Japan’s missile defense capabilities came after his first visit to the US military’s Aegis Ashore test site on Kauai Island in Hawaii.
My money is on the Japanese war machine. that the aggressive Chinese dictatorship. has persisted to awaken.
I am sure the long sleep of WW2 militarisation, will wake up, with a Samurai’s helmet and armour, ready to defend their sacred island, with a very sharp sword.
Chinese regime, be careful what you wish for.
Japanese Samurais fight to the very end.
What no 3PLA operatives said a thing!
Must be on the money.
Communist party of China is Nuòfū jiàndié, as it betrays the great Chinese People.
India on another side getting prepared to handle over agression of Chinese PLA…