Japan Confronts Space Alien Invasion Plans

Strategy Page.com ^ | 12-21-07

[Snickering Hound]

December 21, 2007: The Japanese Minister of Defense is calling for efforts to work out the military and legal issues that would result if Japanese were attacked by extraterrestrials. Two members of the Japanese cabinet have expressed personal beliefs in the existence of extraterrestrials out there, somewhere. Because of Japans 1947 constitution, there are restrictions on what actions the military can take. Basically, the Japanese military is, technically, a purely defensive force. But an extraterrestrial invasion might play out in ways that would find the Japanese military prevented, by lawyers, from moving against an extraterrestrial menace.

We're not making this up.

[Vermont Lt]

Can they dust of the Godzilla defense plans and adapt them?

[JRios1968]

Part of their plan is to call this guy

[Barnacle]

Japan Confronts Space Alien Invasion Plans

It's nice to know that some nation has the guts to confront an alien invasion.

Mr. President,

Please take notes.

[HereInTheHeartland]

” from moving against an extraterrestrial menace.’

Ron Paul is planning on campaigning in Japan?
I hadn’t head that before...

[bannie]

Don't worry: Their intentions are noble.

[Picklezz]

With so much to put their heads into, I fail to see any merit in the endeavor. Or in simpler terms, bull sh!t.

[razorback-bert]

I suggest watching lots of old SciFi movies.

[Clintonfatigued]

They must have their own Area 51 somewhere.

[Barnacle]

Japan Confronts Space Alien Invasion Plans

Why confront them? It's easier to offer them a path to citizenship.

[WildcatClan]

You call Space Chief! The ineffectual chicken-headed bachelor.

[BenLurkin]

...and legal issues that would result...

Yeah -- "We being invaded from space; send in the lawyers!"

[Dr.Zoidberg]

I think this is much along the lines of wargaming. Create a scenario and play it through to see how it unfolds.

If they are worried about legal implications, better to hash them out now, with a nonsense scenario than to wait an see what happens if say they are invaded by chinese troops. It’s a little late to deal with niceties when beijing is raining missiles down on your head.

Of course everyone gets a snicker out of “Space Aliens”, but I guarantee the U.S. military has also run said space alien scenarios and have plans in place should such a thing happen...

[Pontiac]

But an extraterrestrial invasion might play out in ways that would find the Japanese military prevented, by lawyers, from moving against an extraterrestrial menace.

The solution is obvious

Incase of Space Alien Invasion;

First kill all of the lawyers.

[ExcellenceInAmericacom]

lol, I love it!

[damondonion]

One thing I KNOW works against space aliens is that basic little jab/straight-right/left-hook-to-body combination of Roberto Duran’s. Fricking alien ran off squeeling like a pig...

[wally_bert]

There is one clunker of a movie the Japanese should avoid. It was called "Prince Of Space". The only way I knew about it was through MST3K. There isn't a whole lot in the photo department. The photo below is of the villain, I think.

[Calvin Locke]

Yeah, but this company sends out promotional cabinets with free stuff....http://www.martianbuddy.com/

[tarheelswamprat]

With so much to put their heads into, I fail to see any merit in the endeavor.

It's quite simple, really. Any military technology Japan might develop which would be effective against a technologically advanced extra-terrestrial threat would also be effective against a possible human threat (aka the Chinese and Koreans). Moreover, claiming that the research and development is aimed at a theoretical extra-terrestrial threat allows them plausible deniability to counter the inevitable charges and propaganda by China and Korea that Japan's military programs are aimed at them.

[dvan]

They really should be watching out for Algore!