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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