August 14, 2016

"Japan's national broadcaster NHK reported last week that the country is actively pushing forward adopting the US' Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system. It is very likely that Japan will become the second country in East Asia to deploy THAAD after South Korea.

According to research, the real combat capability of THAAD is doubtful. But the Japanese government still considers deploying THAAD system on its territory regardless of the firm objection of China and Russia. The move is apparently not aimed at defending against North Korean missiles, but to serve its ultimate purpose of rectifying the pacifist constitution.

The administration of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been attempting to revise the post-war constitution, especially Article 9 that renounces war and prohibits Japan from sending its self-defense forces abroad. But it faces huge domestic pressure and a deteriorating public support."

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