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10/21/2015

Topic Reading-Vol.1288-10/21/2015

Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Toothless tiger: Japan Self-Defence Forces
A tiger or a cat?
With the seventh largest budget in the world and 250,000 well-trained personnel, how effective Japan’s Self Defense Forces are against an attack or invasion by a foreign country or terrorists? They have been sent to peace keeping missions in Africa. They have been deployed for rescue and relief missions for natural disasters caused by earthquakes, typhoons and snowfalls. However, they’ve never been engaged in any battles or situations where they attack enemy forces or defend their citizens or themselves.
They are still well trained and highly disciplined forces with the latest and most advanced fighting, reconnaissance and supporting equipment compared to the ones of other nations in Asia. Moreover, if something ever happened to threaten Japan’s national security, the U.S. forces are there to help.
Is toothless a proper description of Japan’s defense forces?
Enjoy reading and learning how a foreign military analyst view Japan’s SDF.

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