Posted on 09/18/2017 6:25:33 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
Japan is building a firing range on the island of Miyakojima and will hold training missions for coastguard personnel simulating the boarding of Chinese fishing vessels that enter Japanese waters, local media reported.
The Yomiuri newspaper reported that Ұ250 million (HK$17.58 million) would be spent on building the firing range and other infrastructure on a 700-square-metre site that was previously a coastguard facility.
The new range on Miyakojima – located 170km south of the disputed Diaoyu Islands which Japan call the Senkaku Islands – is expected to be completed in 2019.
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We’ll see how aggressive Japan is.
They’ve had the “military” beaten out of the population for the past three generations.
Seems to be the Achilles heel in China’s strategy - all the neighbors arming up.
Unlike Germany they don’t take 6 week vacations.
I’d be happier if they built nuclear weapons instead of a firing range.
“I’d be happier if they built nuclear weapons instead of a firing range.”
If Japan decided to go nuclear tomorrow they’d have a dozen working weapons by Friday. The Hello Kitty version would be on the shelves the following Monday.
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