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> Also the solid fueled orbital launch rockets Japan has are totally not ICBMs: The biggest threats to Japan are China and North Korea: you do not need ICBMs f
by throw0101d 2y ago
> Also the solid fueled orbital launch rockets Japan has are totally not ICBMs:
The biggest threats to Japan are China and North Korea: you do not need ICBMs for them.
Cruise missiles have ranges of >1500km:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_(missile_family) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomahawk_(missile_family)
And with that, a missile launched from the north of Japan (e.g., Sapporo) can hit NK:
* http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?R=1500km@RJCC http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?R=1500km@RJCC
Southern Japan (e.g., Nagasaki) can reach Beijing and Shanghai:
* http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?R=1500km@RJFU http://www.gcmap.com/mapui?R=1500km@RJFU
Japan doesn't currently have any, but perhaps Taiwan and/or SK would be willing to sell them some existing design:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyunmoo-3 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyunmoo-3
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsiung_Feng_IIE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsiung_Feng_IIE
Though they seem to be working on updating their own design:
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_12_surface-to-ship_missile https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_12_surface-to-ship_missil...