Japan’s estrangement from its postwar pacifism continued today with the enactment of a law ending its 40-year ban on the military use of space.
The law signals Tokyo’s determination to expand its military capability amid concern over China’s ballooning defence budget and North Korea’s development of ballistic and nuclear missiles.
The move will be welcomed by the [...]
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Japan to allow military use of space
Posted by Matt in May 21st, 2008 | no comment
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Is Japan trying to militarise space?
Posted by Matt in May 14th, 2008 | no comment
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“This is a major change in Japanese space policy,” says space policy expert John Logsdon of George Washington University in Washington, DC, US.
For many years, scientists and engineers have run the country’s space programme for their own purposes. Logsdon told New Scientist that the change will “allow Japan to carry out military programmes as long [...]
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