- 29 Dec 2017 05:18
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US missile defense systems in Japan and Kuril Islands dispute
At present, Washington's task is to preserve the shaky hegemony of the United States of America in the Asia-Pacific region. Japan is their important ally in this matter. This is the statement made by US President D. Trump when he arrived in this country for an official visit on November 5. As you know, Washington, associated with the allied treaty with Tokyo, deployed its military bases in the Land of the Rising Sun, which for a long time was the guarantor of Japan's security. In addition, the US supplies to Self-Defense Forces of Japan with weapons and military equipment. The US actively promotes the deployment of its anti-missile defense systems on Japanese territory.
Washington explains this step with a missile threat from North Korea. Only in 2017, the DPRK, which is actively developing nuclear missile-containment tools, launched about 20 ballistic missiles. D.Trump repeatedly spoke with formidable statements, promising to react to any North Korean provocations. The rapid progress of the nuclear missile program of the DPRK and the nervous reaction of the administration of D. Trump to these successes became the main reasons for the current aggravation between Washington and Pyongyang.
The US and Japan announced the expansion of military cooperation in connection with the threat from North Korea. In a statement issued August 17 by the US State Department, it is said that the United States intends to "place the most modern weapons systems" in Japan, and official Tokyo pledged to "expand its defensive capabilities ".
Meanwhile, despite the Japanese government's statements that Japan's missile defense efforts are "purely defensive in nature," and "do not pose a threat to other neighboring countries." Russia and China have expressed concern about this. After all, the Japanese deploy the Aegis Ashor missile defense systems on their territory. The elements of the systems are not only defensive, but also offensive, since they include universal vertical launching units that can use strike weapons, including Tomahawk cruise missiles. Moscow's concern is also related to the fact that the emergence of additional Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in Japan directly affects Russia's security. Random strikes may be made on the Russian territory in the case of unleashing a war in this region between the DPRK and the United States, as well as their allies. Such steps force Moscow to take this fact into account and take appropriate measures to ensure the security of the country.
Thus, the deployment in Japan of two Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in Japan is heating up the situation in the region. At the same time, Tokyo has an important place in the implementation of the US plan to deploy a global missile defense system, which is a destabilizing and dangerous factor. After all, the deployment of US missile defense elements in Japan will be another step in creating a full-fledged ABM segment in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, this will lead to the risk of the emergence of Japan's military capabilities at a higher level. Moreover, the fact that Japan's new weapons are designed to shoot North Korean missiles in the air is fraught with a potential nuclear conflict. In these conditions, further discussion of the status of the Kuril Islands is impossible. The Japanese media call the confrontation between Moscow and Washington as an obstacle to a solution of the Kuril Islands dispute. However, Russia considers such logic to be a recognition of Japan's failure as a sovereign state. However, Russia considers such logic to be a recognition of Japan's failure as a sovereign state, since Japan's statements about the influence of Russia's relations with the United States on the Kuril Islands issue call into question its independence.
At present, Washington's task is to preserve the shaky hegemony of the United States of America in the Asia-Pacific region. Japan is their important ally in this matter. This is the statement made by US President D. Trump when he arrived in this country for an official visit on November 5. As you know, Washington, associated with the allied treaty with Tokyo, deployed its military bases in the Land of the Rising Sun, which for a long time was the guarantor of Japan's security. In addition, the US supplies to Self-Defense Forces of Japan with weapons and military equipment. The US actively promotes the deployment of its anti-missile defense systems on Japanese territory.
Washington explains this step with a missile threat from North Korea. Only in 2017, the DPRK, which is actively developing nuclear missile-containment tools, launched about 20 ballistic missiles. D.Trump repeatedly spoke with formidable statements, promising to react to any North Korean provocations. The rapid progress of the nuclear missile program of the DPRK and the nervous reaction of the administration of D. Trump to these successes became the main reasons for the current aggravation between Washington and Pyongyang.
The US and Japan announced the expansion of military cooperation in connection with the threat from North Korea. In a statement issued August 17 by the US State Department, it is said that the United States intends to "place the most modern weapons systems" in Japan, and official Tokyo pledged to "expand its defensive capabilities ".
Meanwhile, despite the Japanese government's statements that Japan's missile defense efforts are "purely defensive in nature," and "do not pose a threat to other neighboring countries." Russia and China have expressed concern about this. After all, the Japanese deploy the Aegis Ashor missile defense systems on their territory. The elements of the systems are not only defensive, but also offensive, since they include universal vertical launching units that can use strike weapons, including Tomahawk cruise missiles. Moscow's concern is also related to the fact that the emergence of additional Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in Japan directly affects Russia's security. Random strikes may be made on the Russian territory in the case of unleashing a war in this region between the DPRK and the United States, as well as their allies. Such steps force Moscow to take this fact into account and take appropriate measures to ensure the security of the country.
Thus, the deployment in Japan of two Aegis Ashore missile defense systems in Japan is heating up the situation in the region. At the same time, Tokyo has an important place in the implementation of the US plan to deploy a global missile defense system, which is a destabilizing and dangerous factor. After all, the deployment of US missile defense elements in Japan will be another step in creating a full-fledged ABM segment in the Asia-Pacific region. In addition, this will lead to the risk of the emergence of Japan's military capabilities at a higher level. Moreover, the fact that Japan's new weapons are designed to shoot North Korean missiles in the air is fraught with a potential nuclear conflict. In these conditions, further discussion of the status of the Kuril Islands is impossible. The Japanese media call the confrontation between Moscow and Washington as an obstacle to a solution of the Kuril Islands dispute. However, Russia considers such logic to be a recognition of Japan's failure as a sovereign state. However, Russia considers such logic to be a recognition of Japan's failure as a sovereign state, since Japan's statements about the influence of Russia's relations with the United States on the Kuril Islands issue call into question its independence.