Japan To Purchase Air-Launched Missiles That Will Be Able To Strike North Korea

Daily Mail/AFP: Japan will purchase long-range missiles deployed on fighter jets to counter North Korea threat after decades of pacifism, defence minister reveals

* Japan plans to purchase offensive air-to-surface missiles in 2018
* Cruise missiles will have range of 560 miles and be deployed on fighter jets
* The government has made the more in response to threat of North Korea

Japan is set to purchase offensive air-to-surface missiles to counter North Korea's rising military threat, going against its own constitution, which dictates use of force in self-defence only.

Defence secretary Itsunori Onodera said the ministry intends to request a special budget for the fiscal year starting April 2018 to purchase long-range cruise missiles deployed on fighter jets.

The ministry reportedly plans to buy 560mile-range air-to-ground missiles from US firms, as well as Joint Strike Missiles with a range of some 310miles from Norway.

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