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Japan: The Military Exploitation of Space

Jul 19, 2009 | 19:10 GMT

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Summary

The Japanese Ministry of Defense's annual white paper on defense was released July 17, making it explicit — for the first time — that Japan recognizes the need to develop space-based systems specifically for military purposes.

A Japanese Ministry of Defense white paper suggests that a space race may be heating up in East Asia....

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