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Japan’s adherence to the introduction of the land based Aegis system is intended to guard against China.


According to the report of China Youth Online July 6th, last December, the Japanese government decided to introduce 2 land based aegis systems on the grounds of the urgency of the Korean Peninsula. However, the situation on the peninsula suddenly changed, and the relevant countries such as the US, the DPRK and the ROK entered the atmosphere of dialogue. Even the Japanese defense ministry believes that Japan is now the worst time to deploy the land based Aegis system, but the Japanese government is determined to continue its deployment. What is the reason? Japanese media quoted a defense ministry as saying, “in fact,” (Japan) is really considering China. “

Japan’s ballistic missile defense system, which is a sea based interceptor (SM-3) carried by the aegis ship, destroys the missile in the atmosphere. Once it fails to hit the target, it will continue to hit the ground to air intercept missile “Patriot 3” (PAC-3). Last year, the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force dispatched 2 aegis ships to the sea of Japan due to the possibility of “sudden events”. In addition, the PAC-3 troops are also deployed in 4 counties in the four countries such as the “possible flying” of the North Korean missile, and in the Hokkaido area where the missile has been flying over the North Korean missile. At that time, Japan could deal with the 4 aegis ships of ballistic missiles at almost full capacity.

At the end of last year, the Japanese government decided to introduce 2 land based aegis systems on the pretext of the tense situation on the Korean Peninsula. The system has the same radar and missile launchers as the aegis ships, and the price of each system is at least 100 billion yen (about 6 billion yuan). This will be the highlight of the new defense force construction plan “outline of defense program” and “mid-term defensive force readiness plan” at the end of this year.

Since the 2018, the situation in the peninsula has changed, the possibility of North Korea to launch a ballistic missile has been reduced. Since June, the province of Japan relieved the normal deployment of the aegis ship in the sea of Japan, but retained the deployment of the PAC-3 force. The Japanese government also suspended evacuation training for residents in 2018 to prevent North Korea from launching missiles.

But for the land based Aegis system, the Japanese government made it clear that the introduction policy remains unchanged, and the land self-defense manoeuvre of Akita and Yamaguchi will be a candidate for deployment. At present, the Ministry of defence is holding a conference for local residents in these places. The candidate has been concerned about the health of radar electromagnetic waves, and in the situation that the Korean Peninsula has eased, it is strongly dissatisfied with the government’s continued deployment of the land based Aegis system.

In June 18th, Prime Minister Abe Shinzo explained to the deployment of the land based Aegis system that “(Japan) could not see the fact that there are hundreds of ballistic missiles in our country at the current range.” The Onokazu Temple of defense phase five also deployed in two candidates in June to explain that “(Japan) did not relax the vigilance” “North Korea has not taken the specific action of abandonment (missile and nuclear).” However, some defense sources told Japanese media: “the explanation for the local is not over yet. For the introduction of the land based Aegis system, it is the worst time now, because the Korean Peninsula is already in an atmosphere of harmony.

The land based Aegis system can also carry new interceptors that can cope with cruise missiles. Japanese defense personages said to Japan, because China has a large number of cruise missiles, “(Japan) really considered the object is actually China, but it can not be publicly indicated. If the situation is further eased, Japan will not be able to explain the necessity of continuing the deployment of the land based Aegis system.

(reporter Zhang Lei)