Japan will develop its defense capability due to new security threats, including due to the ongoing rocket launches of the DPRK. This is reported by TASS with reference to the speech of the Prime Minister of Japan Fumio Kisida at the plenary session of the lower house of parliament.
“taking into account the missile launches [DPRK], one-sided attempt to change the status quo, rapid changes in the military balance, challenges in space, cyberspace, the government will work as a whole to protect our territorial water, airspace, and Also life and property of our people, “said the head of government.
Kisida added that this year the government of the country intends to formulate a new national security strategy and a medium-term defense dispatibility plan. It will include all sorts of options for strengthening defense, including “the possibility of applying a preventive strike on the enemy databases.” The prime minister in the context of ensuring the security of the country also emphasized the importance of the Japanese Strategic Alliance with the United States.
Such applications from the Japanese authorities are not the first time. In November 2021, Kisida made it possible to apply preventive strikes on the enemy bases as a defensive measure. He urged not to miss the ongoing development of Pyongyang missile technologies, including the appearance of supersonic weapons.