Prime Minister Kishida: Japan to bolster defense capability amid North Korean missile launches
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Japan will develop its defense capabilities due to new security threats, including due to the ongoing missile launches of the DPRK. This was reported by TASS with reference to the speech of Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a plenary session of the lower house of parliament.
“Considering the [DPRK] missile launches, unilateral attempts to change the status quo, rapid changes in the military balance, challenges in space, cyberspace, the government will work as a unit to protect our territory, territorial waters, airspace, as well as life and property of our people,” the head of government said.
Kishida added that this year the government intends to formulate a new national security strategy and a medium-term plan for the development of defense capability. It will include all sorts of options for strengthening the defense, including “the possibility of delivering a preventive strike on enemy bases.” The prime minister, in the context of ensuring the country's security, also stressed the importance of Japan's strategic alliance with the United States.
This is not the first time such statements by the Japanese authorities have been made. In November 2021, Kishida admitted the possibility of using preemptive strikes against enemy bases as a defensive measure. He urged not to lose sight of the ongoing development of Pyongyang's missile technology, including the emergence of supersonic weapons.
