The Guardian: Japan boosts defence budget to record levels with eye on North Korea
Shinzo Abe’s plan includes missile systems to launch a pre-emptive strike, a move critics say violates the constitution
Japan’s government has approved a record defence budget, with money earmarked for costly missile defence systems and, controversially, weapons that could be used in pre-emptive strikes against North Korea.
The 5.19tn yen ($46bn) budget, up 1.3% from last year, is the largest ever and marks the six straight annual rise in defence spending under Japan’s conservative prime minister, Shinzo Abe.
Abe, who ended a decade of defence cuts soon after becoming prime minister in late 2012, has described the threat posed by North Korean ballistic missiles as a “national crisis”.
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Wow..a whole 1.3% more than last year... ;)
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