Japan to Deploy Troops, Missiles Near Disputed Islands
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Japan is likely to deploy 500 ground troops of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) equipped with advanced surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles on islands in the western extremities of Okinawa Prefecture, a short distance (170 kilometers) from the uninhabited Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands, which China also claims. The country’s deputy defense minister, Kenji Wakamiya, met on November […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-troops-missiles-near-disputed-islands-65959/
Japan is likely to deploy 500 ground troops of its Self-Defense Forces (SDF) equipped with advanced surface-to-air and anti-ship missiles on islands in the western extremities of Okinawa Prefecture, a short distance (170 kilometers) from the uninhabited Senkaku / Diaoyu Islands, which China also claims. The country’s deputy defense minister, Kenji Wakamiya, met on November […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-troops-missiles-near-disputed-islands-65959/