A turning point for Japan’s national security policy.
Striking enemy military bases on foreign soil could be seen as self-defense—according to Japan’s Defense Minister.
Minister Nobuo Kishi made the point Wednesday during a parliamentary hearing—noting that the tactic could fall under the country’s strict, post-World War 2 ‘self-defense’ policy.
But there’s a pre-condition: the strategy could only be used as necessary to protect Japan from a hypothetical missile attack.