November/December 2001 Vol. 57, No. 6, pp. 33-35
OPINIONS
Missile Defense: Japan's wait-and-see approach
By Kori Urayama
Despite Japan's efforts to continue to collaborate with the United States on TMD research and the official government position that it "understands" the U.S. rationale for moving toward national missile defense, it would be a mistake to assume that Japan embraces U.S.-led missile defense initiatives wholeheartedly. Rather, Tokyo is still keeping Washington at arms length, taking a cautious wait-and-see approach, so as to make a better assessment of where it stands today amid all the controversies involved in the debate.
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