Japan Wants to Join America’s Golden Dome

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Far from being a “free-rider,” Japan is a pioneer in aerospace technology—and its defense industrial base has much to offer the United States in a partnership.

Japan is expected to announce its entry into the United States’ “Golden Dome” missile defense initiative later this week—a development that coincides with intensifying regional threats from China and North Korea.

On Thursday, during a meeting with President Donald Trump in Washington, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to outline Tokyo’s interest in a space defense partnership with the United States, according to Reuters. The move signals growing Japanese interest in expanding cooperation with the US on missile defense and strategic security technologies.

What Is the Golden Dome?

The Golden Dome initiative is a proposed US missile defense program designed to strengthen America’s ability to detect and intercept........

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