Henry J Cobb
July 10th 06, 04:56 PM
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/10/AR2006071000106.html
> A Defense Agency spokeswoman, however, said Japan has no offensive
> weapons such as ballistic missiles that could reach North Korea. Its
> forces only have ground-to-air missiles and ground-to-vessel missiles,
> she said on condition of anonymity because of official policy.
....
>"Even if Japan's planes made it to North Korea, they wouldn't make it
> back ... it would be an act of suicide," he said. "Japan has no
> capacity to wage war."
And it's unheard of for Japanese pilots to make suicide attacks, no?
Actually they could ditch and be picked up by helicopter, but it's a
darned expensive way to wage war.
But the Japanese will soon have the range to strike North Korea, or even
China.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/produit/58306_us.html
> The first Japan KC-767J is scheduled for delivery in December 2006.
>
> The Japan KC-767J tanker is a military derivative of the proven
> 767-200ER commercial airplane. It will be configured with the advanced
> Boeing air refueling boom and an advanced Remote Aerial Refueling
> Operator II system.
-HJC
> A Defense Agency spokeswoman, however, said Japan has no offensive
> weapons such as ballistic missiles that could reach North Korea. Its
> forces only have ground-to-air missiles and ground-to-vessel missiles,
> she said on condition of anonymity because of official policy.
....
>"Even if Japan's planes made it to North Korea, they wouldn't make it
> back ... it would be an act of suicide," he said. "Japan has no
> capacity to wage war."
And it's unheard of for Japanese pilots to make suicide attacks, no?
Actually they could ditch and be picked up by helicopter, but it's a
darned expensive way to wage war.
But the Japanese will soon have the range to strike North Korea, or even
China.
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/produit/58306_us.html
> The first Japan KC-767J is scheduled for delivery in December 2006.
>
> The Japan KC-767J tanker is a military derivative of the proven
> 767-200ER commercial airplane. It will be configured with the advanced
> Boeing air refueling boom and an advanced Remote Aerial Refueling
> Operator II system.
-HJC