Japan threatens to "destroy" the North Korean military satellite, and the DPRK will inevitably retaliate!
North Korea said it would launch its first military reconnaissance satellite, and then Japanese Defense Minister Yasuichi Hamada ordered the Self-Defense Forces to "prepare to destroy North Korean satellites." Japan's Self-Defense Forces will prepare for the dispatch of surface-to-air missiles Patriot-3 and Aegis ships carrying SM-3 interceptor missiles.
But this is actually a misunderstanding, and the order given by the Japanese defense minister is not to "actively shoot down North Korean satellites", but to shoot down the debris of rockets that fell into the airspace over the Sea of Japan after North Korea's satellite launched. Of course, such a statement is indeed easy to attract resistance from the North Korean side.
It is an indisputable fact that Japan has been violating its "peace constitution" over the years, constantly strengthening its military strength in the name of guarding against the North Korean nuclear threat and the Eastern threat. Its national defense budget of 1% of total GDP is the traditional "red line", but the Japanese government plans to increase this ratio to 2% in the future, ignoring the existence of "red lines". Of course, the main reason is that the United States has "loosened" its restraints and regarded Japan as a bridgehead in its Asia-Pacific strategy.
If the Japanese military attempts to destroy North Korea's military reconnaissance satellites, it will inevitably trigger direct retaliatory actions by North Korea, and then the United States and South Korea will definitely participate, which may break out into a local military conflict and have a significant impact on the security and stability of the entire region.
