Long-range counterstrike missiles become operational at 2 Japan GSDF bases

Japan's Defense Ministry said Tuesday that long-range missiles with counterstrike capabilities have been brought into service at two Ground Self-Defense Force bases in the country.The deployment of the missiles at Camp Kengun in Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, and Camp Fuji in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, marks a shift from the country's exclusively defense-oriented policy under its war-renouncing Constitution.Japan has for the first time acquired a counterstrike capability, aiming to bolster deterrence in the wake of escalating tensions with China.The capability enables Jap…READ FULL ARTICLE