Japan has only 60% of needed interceptor missile stockpiles: estimate

Japan has only about 60 percent of missile stockpiles deemed sufficient to intercept enemies' ballistic missiles, the Defense Ministry said Friday, in a call for urgent replenishment amid military threats from North Korea and China.In a rare move for the ministry, an official of the ministry revealed the estimated ammunition sufficiency rate to reporters, as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida aims to update the government's long-term security and diplomacy policy guideline by the end of this year and to secure larger defense budget to strengthen the country's defense capabilities.The National Sec…READ FULL ARTICLE