Japan, U.S. to cooperate on layered missile defense

Japan, U.S. to cooperate on layered missile defense

TOKYO, Japan - Japan's defense chief Shigeru Ishiba (R) and visiting U.S. missile defense chief Lt. Gen. Ronald Kadish shake hands prior to their talks in Tokyo on June 13. They agreed to step up cooperation on ballistic missile defense based on a U.S. program for a layered system.

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