Japan and the United States are going to engage in joint space surveillance for military purposes, so that in the event of a military threat from China, to be able to timely sreagirovaty 2 powers concerned with increasing the combat potential of the people's Republic of China.
Details of the arrangement of Sino-American cooperation will be released before the end of 2014, reports the publication ï?sahi. "We caused great fear of the increasing powers of the Chinese armed forces," the newspaper quoted Deputy assistant Secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance with agreements by Frank rose. According to the official, in July, China has carried out another test of anti-satellite missiles.
"Total space surveillance is a very important nuance of the Japanese-American Union in terms of the release of the latest challenges and threats," commented rose. The document explains that the Japanese aerospace Agency (JAXA) should give US information about the spacecraft that collected its satellites and radars. Japan will also create special forces, which will ensure interoperability between JAXA and the U.S. military.
The joint center for space operations in the United States engaged in the study of space objects for military purposes, using ground stations, located mainly in North America and in Europe, and now will extend stay active and in the Asia-Pacific region through cooperation with Japan.
In April, the President of the United States Barack Obama supported Tokyo in a dispute over the Islands, which Beijing claims. The head of the White house then said that the United States will oppose any attempt to deprive Japan of control over these Islands.