U.S. to Deploy PAC-3 Missiles in Japan

Japan has agreed to allow the United States for the first time to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability 3 missiles on U.S. military bases there, the Associated Press reported today (see GSN, May 23).

A Japanese Defense Agency spokeswoman said the schedule and locations for the deployment have not been determined.

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported today that Washington plans to deploy three or four Patriot batteries on Okinawa by year’s end, according to AP (Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press/China Daily, June 26).

Tokyo and Washington on Friday also signed an agreement to prevent export of Japanese missile components via the United States, Agence France-Presse reported.

Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Thomas Schieffer signed the deal, which requires the United States to obtain prior consent from Tokyo before exporting Japanese-manufactured Standard Missile 3 parts to third countries, Jiji Press reported (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo!News, June 23).

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