Today's Close-Up

Aegis Ashore: Does Japan Really Need It? (2018x24)

Data de estreia: Jul 27, 2018

In December, the Japanese government decided to purchase two Aegis Ashore systems from the US. The land-based ballistic missile defense costs about 1.8 billion dollars. But the security situation has eased since the US-North Korea summit, and people are beginning to question the planned deployment. We hear what the experts are saying, and residents who are concerned about hosting these anti-missile sites.