Japan’s ‘preemptive strike long-range missile development’ Kim Tae-hyo ‘possibility to participate in Japan’s intelligence alliance’​

Japan’s ‘preemptive strike long-range missile development’ Kim Tae-hyo ‘possibility to participate in Japan’s intelligence alliance’

 

Japan announced on the 11th a contract to develop a long-range missile for preemptive strike, and Kim Tae-hyo, the second deputy chief of national security, announced on the 14th the possibility of Japan participating in the intelligence alliance at a press conference after consulting with the United States.
On this day, Deputy Director Kim replied, "There is a high possibility, but I think it can be reviewed step by step depending on the case."
During his visit to the United States, Deputy General Manager Kim said that there is a high possibility that Japan will be included in the list of countries subject to the expansion of information sharing between the two countries to be adopted at the Korea-US summit on the 26th.
In response, Yonhap News reported that “Korea and the U.S. plan to adopt a separate document on comprehensive cyber security cooperation.” did.

Regarding the wiretapping and wiretapping of the National Security Office at the US airport on the 11th, Deputy Director Kim said, "Currently, a third party is involved in many parts of this issue, and there is no evidence that the US, our ally, has any malicious intent against us." It said 'allowed for military eavesdropping'.
When asked if he would raise information sharing between Korea and the U.S. to the level of the "Five Eyes," an information sharing network of five countries including the United States, Britain, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, he said, "There is an information alliance in English-speaking countries, and we may be more than that. "We are strengthening this intelligence alliance because we have a deep South Korea-US intelligence alliance."
Japan's Ministry of Defense announced on the 11th that it has signed a $2.8 billion contract with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to develop and mass-produce long-range missiles, including an improved version of the land-, sea- and air-launched Type 12 missile and a hypersonic ballistic missile to defend remote islands.
"The new strategy includes developing a first-strike capability, which is a major departure from Japan's post-war commitments to limit its forces to self-defense," he said in response to the Ministry of Defense announcement. It is the basis for a new national security strategy announced in December to significantly increase military force to deter," the Associated Press said.
The AP said, “The Department of Defense has announced that mass production of already developed Type 12 land-to-ship guided missiles and hypersonic gliding missiles will begin this year.” The release date is undecided.”
Japanese officials declined to disclose the number of missiles Japan plans to deploy and told The Associated Press that production is expected to increase incrementally in the future.
Japan's Ministry of Defense went on to say that due to limited land space in Japan, long-range missiles will be tested at US military bases prior to deployment.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced Japan's purchase of 400 US-made long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles that will strike up to 1,600 km, which will be deployed from 2026. said.
Jack Taseira, a suspect in the leaked classified documents case, is an Air Force soldier assigned to the 102nd Intelligence Wing and 102nd Intelligence Support Squadron, who has a top secret permit and is a "Cyber Transport System" Air Force soldier assigned to the U-2, RQ-4 Global Hawk, and MQ. -1 Predator, MQ-9 Reaper and other intelligence and computer systems technicians assisting analysts in writing intelligence reports built from data gathered from reconnaissance aircraft and systems' various sensors, the New York Times said.
The Justice Department indictment said the leaked documents included detailed battlefield maps of Ukraine and a classified assessment of the Russian war machine, and was granted access to sensitive segmentation intelligence (SCI) under top-secret clearance, the NYT said. It tells us how information was derived, such as the use of spying or wiretapping of signals.”
The NYT refers to the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System (JWICS), pronounced "JAY-wicks" for its information service network, and much of the material in the leaked files appears to be information readily available to anyone with access to a JWICS computer terminal. , which said it would allow users to visit "portals" (websites) of various agencies of the intelligence community and many individual armies.
The South Korean and U.S. Air Forces announced on the 16th that they will conduct training on 'attack formation forces', defense provision, emergency air interception, and close air support in large-scale combined formation force comprehensive training from the 17th to the 28th. Combined training is 4th and 5th generation With an emphasis on interoperability among allied air forces and improvement of integrated mission operation capabilities, Korea participated in about 60 units, including F-35A, KF-16 fighter jets, FA-50 light attack aircraft, and KC-330 multipurpose aerial refueling transport aircraft, while the US Air Force F About 1,400 Korean and American soldiers will participate in about 40 aircraft, including -16 fighter jets, A-10 fighter jets, KC-135 tankers, US Marine Corps F-35B fighter jets, and FA-18 fighter jets.
This training is centered around the Gwangju Base, and if Japan is included in the ROK-US-Japan intelligence alliance, the training base will be expanded and a preemptive strike will be included.