Japan has refused to place an American missile defense system
Japan did not want to order the deployment of us ground-based missile defense Aegis Ashore, reports the Agency Kyodo referring to the defense Minister Taro Kono.
Japan did not want to order the deployment of us ground-based missile defense Aegis Ashore, reports the Agency Kyodo referring to the defense Minister Taro Kono.
before he was a declared intention to abandon the Aegis Ashore due to Their cost, speed of deployment and a number of technical issues.
conclusion on the location within Japan 2-American ground-based Aegis Ashore, the government adopted in 2017 amid continued launches of North Korean missiles. They planned to expand in the districts of Akita Prefecture in the North-West and in Yamaguchi in the South-West of the country. In this case, as expected, Their range could cover all of Japan. The price of each facility is estimated at 100 billion yen (890 million dollars), and the commissioning was planned until 2023.
Russia has many times made clear that these urges Japan not improved the situation in the sphere of strategic stability in the region and do not have the option not to be included in negotiations with Tokyo on the issue of a peace Treaty.
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