Japanese Leaders Want To Have The Right To Strike North Korean Missile Bases In Event Of Attack

Daily Mail: 'We can't just wait until we're destroyed': Japan calls for the right to carry out pre-emptive strikes for the first time since World War II as it seeks to defend itself from North Korea

* Politicians in Japan have argued for the technically pacifist country to have the ability to strike North Korea rather than relying on the US for its defence
* North Korea has conducted five nuclear tests and a series of missile launches
* But any change could come about following discussions with the US

Japan has called for the right to carry out pre-emptive strikes for the first time since World War Two in the wake of North Korean aggression.

Politicians in Japan have argued for the technically pacifist country to have the ability to strike North Korea rather than relying on the US for its defence.

The reclusive state has conducted five nuclear tests and a series of missile launches in defiance of U.N. resolutions.

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