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Japan: Defense Report Calls for Improved Missile Defenses Japan should improve its missile defense systems and speed up research on cutting edge interceptor technologies, according to an annual Japanese defense report released yesterday (see GSN, June 24). Citing a missile threat from North Korea, the Japanese Defense Agency encouraged continued military cooperation with the United States. Tokyo spent $114 million between fiscal 1999 and 2002 on missile defense research and the Japanese military currently operates 27 Patriot missile defense batteries. The 393-page report also calls for the establishment of commando units that specialize in chemical and biological defense (Kenji Hall, Associated Press/Yahoo!News, Aug. 5).
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