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US missile system to be stored indefinitely at Okinawa base
Original: A powerful U.S. missile system that has been deployed in Japan for joint military exercises with the Self-Defense Forces
A powerful U.S. missile system deployed in Japan for joint exercises with the Self-Defense Forces will be stored at a key military base in Okinawa Prefecture indefinitely from mid-October, The Japan Times reports. The open-ended storage arrangement underscores the deepening of U.S.-Japan military cooperation and is likely to draw attention in Okinawa, where opposition to a heavy American military presence has long been strong.
Why now: The indefinite storage of a U.S. missile system on Japanese soil is a significant and potentially contentious step in bilateral defense cooperation.
JapanUnited StatesOkinawaJapan Self-Defense Forces
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