U.S. Recent Plans in National Air Defense: The East Asia Dimension

... response to DPRK missile tests. The Japanese leadership never ruled out the acquisition of THAAD systems, but the final decision has not yet been made, especially since the Americans may well deploy their own battery on Okinawa if necessary. In 2020, Japan refused to build an Aegis Ashore system on its territory, similar to those on duty in Poland and Romania. Andrey Kortunov: US-Led Arms Race Could Push Mankind into the Abyss The Republic of Korea has three Aegis BMDS destroyers equipped with interceptors (mostly SM-6). Seoul is also building an echeloned KAMD ( Korean Air and Missile Defense ) network largely based on the Patriots, harnessing the Israeli experience with the Iron Dome. There is an opinion [ 7 ...