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EurAsian Times: Japan Eyes Cooperation With US On ‘Counterstrike Capability’ Against Enemy Bases – Reports
Japan is considering using an enemy base strike capability or “counterstrike capability” in cooperation with the United States should it be attacked, the Kyodo news agency reported on Saturday, citing a source familiar with the matter.
According to the report, the proposal was described in a policy document shown on Friday at a working-level meeting of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, Komeito.
The media said that the ruling party proposed in April that the government declared the possession of an enemy base strike capability, allowing Tokyo to hit and disable enemy command centers and missiles prior to their launch from foreign territory.
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