Russia says U.S. missile system in Japan could be used for attacks
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov warned on Monday that a U.S.-made Aegis missile-defense system that Japan has decided to acquire could be used for offensive purposes because its missile launching system is dual-purpose. Japan last month formally decided it would expand its ballistic missile defense system with U.S.-made ground-based Aegis radar stations and interceptors in response to a growing threat from North Korean rockets. Lavrov, speaking at his annual news conference in Moscow, said Russia doubted assertions that the United ...
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