Outer space security expert and Japan specialist Prof. Saadia Pekkanen argues in her latest Forbes column “North Korea’s Threats Revitalize Preemptive Strike Debate In Japan” that as the idea of preemptive strikes is flying around following recent tension between the U.S. and North Korea, Japan’s preemptive capabilities are being brought into sharper focus.
Pekkanen on Japan’s preemptive defense capabilities vs. N. Korea | Forbes
April 26, 2017

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