A US missile system that could strike Beijing has been withdrawn from Japan, Japanese media reported on Monday, amid sharply escalating tensions triggered by the Japanese prime minister’s recent remarks on Taiwan.
The Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile launcher system of the US Army, deployed to the Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi prefecture since September for the US-Japan “Resolute Dragon 2025” joint exercise, was already removed, the Japanese Defence Ministry confirmed on Monday.
The news came as the diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo rapidly escalated over Sanae Takaichi’s comment that Japan could militarily intervene in a Taiwan Strait contingency.
>Initially, the Japanese Ministry of Defense stated that the Typhon deployment was “temporary” and would be withdrawn within a week after the conclusion of the ‘Resolute Dragon’ exercise. The exercise ended on September 25. However, the Typhon missile launch system remained at the Iwakuni base until at least November 10, prompting civic groups in Yamaguchi and nearby Hiroshima to petition for its withdrawal, opposing the possibility of permanent deployment.
The title of this post makes it a lot more provocative than it actually is. This is a planned withdrawal that has coincidental timing with this diplomatic row with China.
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That was never supposed to be permanently stationed in Japan.
It was more of a showcase to get the Japanese to buy it, actually.
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A US missile system that could strike Beijing has been withdrawn from Japan, Japanese media reported on Monday, amid sharply escalating tensions triggered by the Japanese prime minister’s recent remarks on Taiwan.
The Typhon Mid-Range Capability (MRC) missile launcher system of the US Army, deployed to the Iwakuni base in Yamaguchi prefecture since September for the US-Japan “Resolute Dragon 2025” joint exercise, was already removed, the Japanese Defence Ministry confirmed on Monday.
The news came as the diplomatic row between Beijing and Tokyo rapidly escalated over Sanae Takaichi’s comment that Japan could militarily intervene in a Taiwan Strait contingency.
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>Initially, the Japanese Ministry of Defense stated that the Typhon deployment was “temporary” and would be withdrawn within a week after the conclusion of the ‘Resolute Dragon’ exercise. The exercise ended on September 25. However, the Typhon missile launch system remained at the Iwakuni base until at least November 10, prompting civic groups in Yamaguchi and nearby Hiroshima to petition for its withdrawal, opposing the possibility of permanent deployment.
The title of this post makes it a lot more provocative than it actually is. This is a planned withdrawal that has coincidental timing with this diplomatic row with China.
That was never supposed to be permanently stationed in Japan.
It was more of a showcase to get the Japanese to buy it, actually.