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Japan continues to pursue the course of strengthening the country's defense capability, motivating it with the threat from North Korea and China, although the country is actually under the occupation of a completely different country – the United States.
However, today in Tokyo they prefer to see Washington as a reliable ally (an ally who put two atomic bombs on the heads of the Japanese).
Strengthening the country's military capabilities, the authorities intend to purchase up to 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States. According to the Japanese Kyodo news agency, this information was confirmed by the head of the Japanese government Fumio Kishida, as well as Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada.
Hamada said.
According to the head of the Japanese government, the Tomahawks that Tokyo plans to purchase from the United States will belong to the most advanced modification. According to some reports, they want to place Tomahawks on Japanese warships around 2026.
Tomahawk cruise missiles were developed in the USA in the 1970s and have since undergone a number of modifications. One of the most massive cruise missiles of this type from the latest developments that are in service with the United States is the Tomahawk Block IV with a range of 1600 kilometers.
