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Archive Home > 2008 > May > 22 > Japan’s space policy now includes military

Japan’s space policy now includes military


May 22, 2008

TOKYO — The Diet on Wednesday passed a law allowing space to be used for military purposes, including allowing Japan to possess early-warning satellites that could be used as part of a missile-defense system and to jointly develop with the United States satellites for defense....

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