Japan, US agree on second missile deal
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="raised">raised</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span>.</p><p><span word="Analysts">Analysts</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="reach">reach</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="Citing">Citing</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="officials">officials</span>, <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Associated">Associated</span> <span word="Press">Press</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="installation">installation</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="somewhere">somewhere</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="south">south</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="Okinawa">Okinawa</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="location">location</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="determined">determined</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="systems">systems</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="ships">ships</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="allow">allow</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="vessels">vessels</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="spread">spread</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cover">cover</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span>-<span word="Pacific">Pacific</span> <span word="region">region</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="AP">AP</span>.</p><p><span word="US">US</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Leon">Leon</span> <span word="Panetta">Panetta</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="officials">officials</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="radar">radar</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="aim">aim</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="China">China</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="system">system</span> "<span word="will">will</span> <span word="enhance">enhance</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="our">our</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="deployed">deployed</span> <span word="forces">forces</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="homeland">homeland</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ballistic">ballistic</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="posed">posed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="North">North</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span>," <span word="Panetta">Panetta</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Satoshi">Satoshi</span> <span word="Morimoto">Morimoto</span>, <span word="Reuters">Reuters</span> <span word="reported">reported</span>.</p><p><span word="Morimoto">Morimoto</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Panetta">Panetta</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="stronger">stronger</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="alliance">alliance</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Kyodo">Kyodo</span> <span word="News">News</span>.</p><p><span word="Ties">Ties</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="strained">strained</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="escalating">escalating</span> <span word="tension">tension</span> <span word="caused">caused</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Diaoyu">Diaoyu</span> <span word="Islands">Islands</span>.</p>
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