Editorial

14:00 JST, May 14, 2024

The Self-Defense Forces’ completely inadequate security, which allowed a drone to intrude into a base and take aerial footage close to the deck of a destroyer, is appalling.

The Defense Ministry should inspect whether security systems are properly in place at its bases nationwide and strengthen their security measures.

In late March, a video purportedly showing drone footage of the destroyer Izumo docked at the Maritime Self-Defense Force base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, was posted on a Chinese video-sharing website and spread on social media.

Initially, many in the ministry believed that the video could not be real as the base has drone detection capabilities. Last week, however, Defense........

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