FOCUS: Japan policy on strike capability could raise tensions in East Asia

As Japan considers updating its missile defense policy, including a proposal to approve enemy base strike capabilities to deter attacks, experts warn such a decision could raise tensions in East Asia and backfire on the country itself.The ruling Liberal Democratic Party last month proposed that Japan consider "possession of the ability to intercept ballistic and other missiles even in the territory of an opponent," a controversial suggestion in light of Japan's war-renouncing Constitution and its exclusively defense-oriented policy.Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is expected to call for deepening…READ FULL ARTICLE