{"id":2867,"date":"2017-12-21T10:58:19","date_gmt":"2017-12-21T10:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/?p=2867"},"modified":"2017-12-21T10:58:19","modified_gmt":"2017-12-21T10:58:19","slug":"japan-approves-introduction-of-aegis-ashore-missile-defence-system-amid-north-korea-threat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.plymouth.ac.uk\/dcss\/2017\/12\/21\/japan-approves-introduction-of-aegis-ashore-missile-defence-system-amid-north-korea-threat\/","title":{"rendered":"JAPAN APPROVES INTRODUCTION OF AEGIS ASHORE MISSILE DEFENCE SYSTEM AMID NORTH KOREA THREAT"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sourced : Japan Times<\/p>\n

By Daisuke Kikuchi<\/p>\n

The Cabinet of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Tuesday approved the installation of two land-based Aegis Ashore missile defense systems to defend against North Korea\u2019s growing nuclear and missile threats, highlighted by a test of what appeared to be an intercontinental ballistic missile last month.<\/p>\n

The approval will allow the Defense Ministry to buy two Aegis Ashore systems to add to Japan\u2019s current two-step missile defense system consisting of Patriot batteries and Aegis-equipped destroyers.<\/p>\n

Defense Ministry officials said the government plans to deploy the systems in two places, by 2023 at the earliest, but that the locations are yet to be decided. The cost of each system could be more than \u00a5100 billion, they said.<\/p>\n

Read more at : https:\/\/www.japantimes.co.jp\/news\/2017\/12\/19\/national\/politics-diplomacy\/japan-approves-introduction-aegis-ashore-missile-defense-system-amid-north-korea-threat\/#.WjuReXmYOUk<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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