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 in May 2018 shows a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force exercise ground in Hagi, Yamaguchi Prefecture, western Japan, a candidate site for the deployment of a land-based Aegis Ashore missile defense system. Japan announced on June 15, 2020, that it will halt the process of deploying two Aegis missile defense systems in the country to counter the threat of North Koran missiles, citing costs and the timing of deployment. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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