TY  - BOOK
AU  - J M JAMALUDDIN
TI  - Japan's military modernisation: bigger budget and revised constitution
PY  - 2006///
KW  - JAPAN
KW  - SECURITY
N2  - The Japan Defence Agency wants the government to increase military spending to expand missile defences following ballistic tests by North Korea in July.  Japan's maritime self defence force wants to purchase a new Aegis class destroyer furnished with a standard missle 3 interceptor system.  The current and perceived threats Japan decided to join the $50 billion US missile shield programme after North Korea fired a ballistic missile over Japan in 1998
ER  -