The Government of Japan intends to discuss preventive military strikes on databases in the enemy’s territory in case of an emergency. Discussion will be held as part of the revision of the national security strategy. This is reported by the local Nikkei edition with reference to its sources.
The discussion on preventive strikes on the enemy databases will be held within the coalition of the ruling liberal-democratic party (LDP) and the Comateito Conservative Party. Discussion is planned to begin after elections to the Chamber of Advisors (Upper Chamber of Parliament of the Japan), which will be held in the summer of 2022.
According to the leader of the LDP, the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kisida, approval from voters to such changes was received in the October elections to the House of Representatives (Lower Parliament Chamber). Then the liberal-democrats received the absolute majority of seats in the representative body.
Kisid himself repeatedly called for consideration of the possibility of strikes on enemy military bases, noting the development of the combat potential of neighboring countries. In particular, the armed forces of the potential enemy are developing hypersonic missiles and rockets with a variable flight path. At the same time, the most Japan has no ballistic or cruise missiles of a large range.
In October, Japan Defense Minister Nobuo Kisi said that the war could begin with the informational attacks of the enemy, which initially remain unnoticed by the object of aggression. The head of the Ministry of Defense called on Japanese allies to improve cybersecurity tools, arguing that Russia, China and the DPRK “have not only rockets, but also advanced technologies.”