Japan to halt process to deploy Aegis Ashore missile defense system

Japan to halt process to deploy Aegis Ashore missile defense system

File photo taken on the Hawaiian island of Kauai in January 2019, shows an Aegis Ashore missile-defense system at the Pacific Missile Range Facility of the U.S. Navy. Japanese Defense Minister Taro Kono said in Tokyo on June 15, 2020, that Japan will halt the process of deploying two land-based Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in the country as a way of boosting its capability to counter the threat of North Koran missiles, citing costs and the timing of deployment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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