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U.S.-Japan: Kadish Pushes for Two-Layer Japanese Missile Defense The top U.S. missile defense official today encouraged Japan to implement a two-layer missile defense shield, the Kyodo News Agency reported (see GSN, June 5). Visiting Tokyo, U.S. Missile Defense Agency Chief Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish persuaded Japan’s defense chief Shigeru Ishiba to adopt a system that incorporates Aegis radar-equipped ships and ground-based Patriot missiles, according the news agency. Kadish also pushed for a spiral approach, in which technology is upgraded and the system is enhanced over time. The two officials said they would cooperate on ballistic missile defense, according to a Japanese official. Ishiba said, however, that more domestic debate is needed before Japan adopts such a system (Kyodo News Agency/BBC Monitoring, June 13).
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