Japan Wants To Deploy Long-Range Missiles To Counter China

Japan eyes stockpiling 1,000 long-range missiles amid China tensions © 共同通信社  

Reuters: Japan considers deploying long-range missiles to counter China - Yomiuri 

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering the deployment of 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to boost its counterattack capability against China, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Sunday. 

The missiles would be existing arms modified to extend their range from 100 km (62 miles) to 1,000 km, the daily said, citing government sources. 

The arms, launched by ships or aircraft, would be stationed mainly around the southern Nansei islands and capable of reaching the coastal areas of North Korea and China, the Yomiuri said.  

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Update #1: Japan May Stockpile More Than 1,000 Missiles, Yomiuri Reports -- Bloomberg  

Update #2: Japan eyes stockpiling 1,000 long-range missiles amid China tensions -- Kyodo News  

WNU Editor: China has responded .... Japan's plan to amass 1,000 long-range missiles against China 'has nothing to do with situation across Taiwan Straits, exposes Japan's peace-breaking ambitions' (Global Times).