>TOKYO — Japan’s Defense Ministry is considering the deployment of hypersonic missiles by 2030, seeking to bolster counterstrike capabilities to deter regional threats as the war in Ukraine transforms the global security landscape.
>North Korea launched several ballistic missiles on Wednesday. China may have begun using hypersonic missiles in 2020, according to Japan’s defense white paper, while Russia put them into service in 2019 and test-fired them from a submarine in 2021.
>Japan will revise its national security strategy and other key defense documents at the end of the year, when it will outline its position regarding counterstrike capabilities, which is expected to include language regarding hypersonic missiles as well.
Nikkei
Will that be soon enough, I mean why would it take 8 years to get the missiles?
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Ryo Nemoto, November 3, 2022 01:21 JST.
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>TOKYO — Japan’s Defense Ministry is considering the deployment of hypersonic missiles by 2030, seeking to bolster counterstrike capabilities to deter regional threats as the war in Ukraine transforms the global security landscape.
>North Korea launched several ballistic missiles on Wednesday. China may have begun using hypersonic missiles in 2020, according to Japan’s defense white paper, while Russia put them into service in 2019 and test-fired them from a submarine in 2021.
>Japan will revise its national security strategy and other key defense documents at the end of the year, when it will outline its position regarding counterstrike capabilities, which is expected to include language regarding hypersonic missiles as well.
Nikkei
Will that be soon enough, I mean why would it take 8 years to get the missiles?