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Japan allows military activity in space
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...html?source=rss
A committee of the Japanese parliament has voted to revise the law which until now has prevented the use of space for military purposes.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/...html?source=rss
A committee of the Japanese parliament has voted to revise the law which until now has prevented the use of space for military purposes.
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Japan to scrap space weapon rules
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7392544.stm
The bill is backed by government and opposition MPs, making it almost certain to become law in the next few weeks.
The BBC's Chris Hogg, in Tokyo, says the MPs' decision is controversial because Japan is officially a pacifist country.
The new legislation would overturn a parliamentary resolution passed in 1969 that limited Japan's use of space to non-military missions.
It would mean the Defence Ministry could develop and operate spy satellites and other hardware designed to enhance the country's security.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7392544.stm
The bill is backed by government and opposition MPs, making it almost certain to become law in the next few weeks.
The BBC's Chris Hogg, in Tokyo, says the MPs' decision is controversial because Japan is officially a pacifist country.
The new legislation would overturn a parliamentary resolution passed in 1969 that limited Japan's use of space to non-military missions.
It would mean the Defence Ministry could develop and operate spy satellites and other hardware designed to enhance the country's security.
Japan arming herself in the name of "threat".