Japan Deploys First Long-Range Missiles Amid China's Accusations of Defense Expansion
China's military mouthpiece accused Japan of 'dangerously expanding' its defense industry and possessing a large plutonium stockpile, while Japan has now deployed its first domestically built long-range missiles with a 1,000km range, capable of reaching the Chinese coast, as it steps up deterrence.
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Japan deploys first long-range missiles as it steps up deterrence
Domestically built munitions with 1,000km range could reach Chinese coast
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China’s military mouthpiece accused Japan of “dangerously expanding” its defence industry – in capacity, technology and international engagement – and said it had “crossed the red line”. In a rare full-page report on Monday, PLA Daily claimed Japan possessed an “astonishing” stockpile of nuclear materials and that it had the technology to produce nuclear weapons. It said 44.4 tonnes of plutonium had already been separated by the end of 2024 – enough to make about 5,500 nuclear warheads. The...
By Liu Zhen
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