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Monday, 10 July 2006
CQ: Japan Considers Pre-Emption
Contributed by Bill Faith

North Korea may have awoken the Japanese military impulse, this time in self-defense, with its missile launches. The Chief Cabinet Secretary announced that Tokyo would rethink the common interpretation of its constitution that restricts Japanese military action to self-defense in terms of a pre-emptive strike on any missiles Pyongyang stages in the future:

Japan said Monday it was considering whether a pre-emptive strike on the North's missile bases would violate its constitution, signaling a hardening stance ahead of a possible U.N. Security Council vote on Tokyo's proposal for sanctions against the regime.

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Bryan Preston and James Joyner have more.

Related at CQ: Gray Lady's Editors Continue Spinning For North Korea

Contributed by Bill Faith on July 10, 2006 at 04:31 PM in Bill Faith, NoKo | Permalink

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