Monday, September 17, 2012

U.S. And Japan Agree To Expand Missile Defense

Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta, alongside his Japanese counterpart, Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto in Toyko on Monday. Larry Downing/Reuters

US-Japan Agree On New Defense System To Counter North Korea Ballistic Missiles -- NBC

TOKYO -- U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to put a second defense system in Japan aimed at protecting the country from the threat of a missile attack from North Korea, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Monday.

The exact location of the radar installation has not yet been determined. It will be in the south of the country, U.S. officials said, but not in Okinawa.

Officials stressed that the system would be aimed at protecting the region against the threat from North Korea and is not directed at China.

The U.S. already has similar early warning radar systems on ships in the Asia-Pacific.

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More News On The U.S. And Japan Agreeing To Expand Missile Defense

U.S. and Japan Agree to Deploy Advanced Missile Defense System -- New York Times
Panetta: US-Japan agree on new missile system -- AP
U.S., Japan Agree to Add Second Radar Installation -- US Department of Defense
US and Japan agree on new missile defence system -- BBC
U.S., Japan agree to deploy ballistic missile radar system -- Washington Times
US, Japan Agree on Missile Defense Radar System -- Voice of America
US-Japan agree on new missile system -- New York Post
U.S., Japan agree on new radar installation aimed at deterring missile threat from North Korea -- CBS/AP
U.S., Japan announce new radar site -- UPI
China's concerns over US-Japan missile deal -- BBC

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