Japan to deploy counter-strike missiles closer to China

DefenceTalkJapan will deploy a batch of long-range, counter-strike missiles in a southwest region near China by the end of March, officials said Monday. The Ground Self-Defense Force plans to position its Type 12 surface-to-ship missiles, with a reported range of 1,000 kilometres (620 miles), in Kumamoto, Kyushu region, Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara told a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/japan-to-deploy-counter-strike-missiles-closer-to-china-80702/