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Post by sevenofnine on Feb 27, 2023 14:34:22 GMT -5
This is big news on Asian news wires The Japanese government said it intends to purchase 400 Tomahawk missiles from the US. Tokyo recently updated its largely pacifist security policy, citing the challenges posed by China. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Monday said his country would buy 400 US Tomahawk missiles as part of his country's revised security policy. Kishida's government aims to beef up Japan's defense capacity as China flexes its military muscle and nuclear-armed North Korea stages unpredictable missile tests. Purchase as part of a wider expansion Kishida told a parliamentary budget committee that "our country's plan" is to acquire "400 units" of the cruise missile without elaborating, citing the military sensitivity of the deal. Japan has set aside 211.3 billion yen ($1.55 billion or €1.47 billion) to buy the missiles in the next fiscal year. The Tomahawk cruise missiles are currently only in the ar www.dw.com/en/japan-to-buy-us-made-tomahawk-missiles-amid-china-challenges/a-64829530
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