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Japan Ships Antimissile Gear in Reaction to North Korean Threats
Japan on Thursday wrapped up a missile interceptor shipment to a far southern island under deployment plans accelerated in response to threats of attack from North Korea, Kyodo News reported.
The Patriot Advanced Capability 3 interceptors reached Okinawa by boat in route to Air Self-Defense Force facilities in the cities of Naha and Nanjo. Tokyo previously planned to begin steadily fielding the arms no later than fiscal 2014.
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NTI Analysis
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Building Mutual Security in the Euro-Atlantic Region: Report Prepared for Presidents, Prime Ministers, Parliamentarians, and Publics
April 3, 2013
This report is the result of a Track II dialogue including distinguished former senior political leaders, senior military officers, defence officials, and security experts from Europe, Russia, and the United States.
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Revamping Euro-Atlantic Security
April 2, 2013
An op-ed in The International Herald Tribune urging today's leaders to move decisively and permanently toward a new security strategy in the Euro-Atlantic region.
Country Profile
Japan
This article provides an overview of Japan’s historical and current policies relating to nuclear, chemical, biological and missile proliferation.
