Japan considers extending high-speed missile range to defend Senkakus

5 minute is the earliest a nuke can hit Japan

Repeating the time it takes for a missile to reach Japan is an irrelevant one-liner. A land based missile can fly from Russia to the United States in 30 minutes. From a submarine that becomes 10-15 minutes, It is irrevevant because the purpose of retaliatory strike capability is to deter an attack in the first place. Furthermore all nations have the capability to detect launch preparations in advance in order to implement a response. When you consider the number of SSBNs and SSGNs the USN operates globally most nations do not have a lot of time per se.

After it is fired from a mobile launcher, the warhead separates at high altitude and travels on an irregular trajectory before gliding at supersonic speed toward its target.

This sounds strange.

I thought the Type 17 was supposed to be a stealthy subsonic cruise missile? The news reporter was mistaken?

https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/08/here-is-our-first-look-at-japans-type-12-ssm-upgraded/

Long range stand off missiles are the future. Everyone will fire them at each other without sending troops into danger. That just means everyone will have destruction at home and nobody gets invaded. A slower form of MAD using conventional munitions.

Anti missile systems will try to counter long range strike missiles and whomever has the better missiles and has them in the right places will win such "jousting".

Being able to design and manufacture your own missiles will be vital.

Japan seems to be putting itself in the best possible position for the future.

It is about time. Xi listens to only one thing: Strength.

Sweet ,China got nukes, Japan do not have nukes,just like bringing a knife to a gunfight What Japan is against Google China Missiles Silos Tibet

A objective assessment of China nukes that are less than 5 minutes from Striking Japan with maps Google Atomic Archives China Nukes

And the US in a dark corner rubbing their cold bony hands saying: "more chaos, more war, more money for my coffers."

Japan needs to actually construct defensive positions and "assets" on the Island(s).

After YERAS and YEARS of knowing this point in history and its threats..... only NOW are people taking things seriously and starting to worry about it. Ha!

YrralToday 09:53 am JST

A objective assessment of China nukes that are less than 5 minutes from Striking Japan with maps Google Atomic Archives China Nukes

OMG Japan must surrender immediately to China and do everything it is told to do.

Is that what you suggest larrY? Always with the nukes hitting Japan in 5 minutes.

I think it has been that way since China got its first land based nuclear missiles so you talking decades old information. Why? Trying to Japan to cower to China and Russia?

If you think Japan is worried your right they are. If you think that means they will fall to their knees and do whatever China or North Korea demands it does your wrong. Japan has powerful friends and does not stand alone. China would love to face a Japan by itself with no support. But that fantasy is just that, fantasy.

Sweet ,China got nukes, Japan do not have nukes,just like bringing a knife to a gunfight What Japan is against Google China Missiles Silos Tibet

Look at who stands by Japans side. The US has plenty of nukes and will use them to defend Japan. A US boomer off the coast of China, undetected, can have nukes landing in China in minutes. And Japan has even more friends. It is getting closer to UK who is also nuclear armed. It works closely with NATO and could one day join if membership opens to nations outside Europe and North America. It is close with Australia who in time of trouble can ensure resources Japan needs are supplied.

So yeah, China the big bad has nukes, as does Russia and North Korea. You may advocate for Japan to surrender and do as it is told, but the Japanese are a proud people and will not take intimidation lying down. Japan has its own ideas, culture and hopes for it's future and it will cooperate with like minded nations to secure that future, regardless of how far away Nuclear weapons are. They were used in WWII when nobody knew the outcome or disastrous after effects. Now that is well documented they have never been used since. It is much more likely that conventional weapons would be used against Japan, unless Japan had invaded and was winning an invasion of a nuclear armed nation and that is just never going to happen ever.

Awa no GaijinToday  01:25 pm JST

It is irrelevant because the purpose of retaliatory strike capability is to deter an attack in the first place

NO NO NO !!!

The purpose of a preemtive strike capability is to deter an attack in the first place !

Goodness gracious man why is that too difficult to understand ? ? ?

Wrong. A pre-emptive strike capability does not deter anything, in fact it causes the adversary nation to implement their own pre-emptive capabilty. Furthermore it conflicts with the first paragraph of Article 9 in Japan's constitution.

A retaliatory strike capability does not, and deters the adversary from excercising a first strike.

Please don't comment until you grow a brain.

@Yrral Just as I figured you believe everything that is in print or in the news. DO YOU REALLY THINK JAPAN DOES NOT HAVE NUKES???? Do you think Japan's leaders will tell the country the truth of what they have and what they don't have? Let me ask you this question? DOES JAPAN HAVE NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS? THen that should put your myth to rest. There is a thing call "Sworn Secrecy" Let me say this THINK AGAIN!!! Loos lips sink ships!!!

Sweet ,China got nukes, Japan do not have nukes,just like bringing a knife to a gunfight What Japan is against Google China Missiles Silos Tibet

China is never going to attack Japan. China has never in her many thousands of years of glorious history, attacked any country to conquer it. Proof of China's peaceful character and nature may be seen in her incredible Great Wall of China which snakes through thousands of miles of difficult country and mountains to defend herself against the Mongol hoards. China has a great army, a great navy and, a great air force purely to defend herself. Therefore, unlax, Japan - you will never be attacked by your great, noble, and wise neighbour.

The Article:

The envisioned upgrade of the land-based, long-range missile will put China's coastal areas and North Korea within its range...

Make sure it can reach Norhthern Island Territories (北方領土) as well.