The Defense of Japan.

Abstract

This special report reviews the current state of Japanese defense capabilities in light of the ongoing debate about the future direction of Japan's military development. The author considers five alternative paths which Japanese defense development might take in terms of their advantages and disadvantages to Japan, and their relative probability of adoption. He identifies implications for the United States and the US Army with Japan's probable choice of a regional defense system, a partnership among Japan, the Republic of Korea, and Taiwan developed under the protection of US defense guarantees. The report concludes with recommendations for future US policy toward Japan.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1979
Accession Number
ADA072089

Entities

People

  • William V. Kennedy

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Asia
  • Defense Systems
  • Far East
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Law
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Northeast Asia
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Oceans
  • Second World War
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Economics