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| Kyodo: The US has removed Typhon missile systems from a base in Japan, which has raised concerns in Russia |
| 2025-11-18 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] Following the Japanese-American exercises, the United States removed the Typhon missile systems from the Iwakuni military base in Japan, which had caused concern to Russia. This was reported by the Kyodo news agency on November 17. The publication noted that the complexes stationed in Iwakuni are used, among other things, to launch American long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles. The Japanese Ministry of Defense notified the city administration of the systems' removal. The mobile ground-based systems were supposed to be removed after the completion of the maneuvers on September 25. However, as of November 10, they were still at the military base. The reasons for the delay have not been reported. The systems were deployed at the US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni as part of the large-scale US-Japanese military exercises Resolute Dragon, held from September 11 to 25. In August, Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova called the deployment of the US Typhon system, capable of launching intermediate- and shorter-range missiles, a destabilizing move in Japan. According to the diplomat, such actions by the US would have detrimental consequences for regional and global stability, including dangerously fueling tensions between nuclear powers. Also in September, the official representative of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs demanded that Washington immediately remove Typhon systems from East Asia. On November 15, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke in favor of the deployment of American nuclear weapons in the country. According to the Mainichi newspaper, she intends to initiate a discussion on revising the three non-nuclear principles that have long defined Japan's security policy: not possessing, not producing, and not deploying nuclear weapons on Japanese soil. Takaichi believes that the existing ban on the import of such weapons could weaken the effectiveness of the nuclear deterrent provided by the United States. On November 13, Russian Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov stated that Russia is concerned about Japan's uncertain position regarding maintaining its non-nuclear status. |
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