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Japan Intelligence Satellite Launch Pushes the Boundaries of Self-defense: the North Korea Connection

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Hisane Masaki
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Ostensibly for peaceful, non-military purposes, Japan has successfully launched its third intelligencegathering satellite as part of recently revved-up efforts to boost its defense capabilities, either on its own or with its closest ally, the United States.

Monday's launch of the new satellite from Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima prefecture, southern Japan, came amid growing concern about the missile and nuclear programs of neighboring North Korea, which sparked an international uproar and heightened regional tensions about two months ago by test-firing a volley of ballistic missiles.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 4 , Issue 9 , September 2006 , e13
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