"No plan" to consider enabling SDF to strike overseas targets: Abe

"No plan" to consider enabling SDF to strike overseas targets: Abe

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a news conference in Hiroshima, western Japan, on Aug. 6, 2017, after attending a ceremony marking the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city. Abe said that he has "no plan" to consider granting the Japanese Self-Defense Forces the ability to strike overseas targets to deal with North Korean ballistic missiles. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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