Japan Debates Pre-emtive Strike, Defense Boost Amid North Korea Threat
By Mari Yamaguchi
September 02, 2017
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is debating whether to develop a limited pre-emptive strike capability and buy cruise missiles — ideas that were anathema in the pacifist country before the North Korea missile threat. With revisions to Japan’s defense plans underway, ruling party hawks are accelerating the moves, and some defense experts say Japan should at least consider them.
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