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PAC-3
![Japan Eases Rules on Lethal Weapon Exports Japan Eases Rules on Lethal Weapon Exports](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-26-153718.jpeg)
Japan Eases Rules on Lethal Weapon Exports
By Takahashi Kosuke
Tokyo will face three major challenges to implement the policy change.
![Japan Deploys PAC3 Interceptor System for North Korea Spy Satellite Launch Japan Deploys PAC3 Interceptor System for North Korea Spy Satellite Launch](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2023-04-26-153718.jpeg)
Japan Deploys PAC3 Interceptor System for North Korea Spy Satellite Launch
By Takahashi Kosuke
The deployment of additional missile defense systems is causing mixed reactions from Okinawans.
![Following North Korean SLBM Test, Japan Conducts Missile Interceptor Drill in Tokyo Following North Korean SLBM Test, Japan Conducts Missile Interceptor Drill in Tokyo](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_17241028764676.jpg)
Following North Korean SLBM Test, Japan Conducts Missile Interceptor Drill in Tokyo
By Ankit Panda
The test was the first of its kind in six years.
![US Conducts First Successful THAAD-Patriot Communications Test US Conducts First Successful THAAD-Patriot Communications Test](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat.com-2266070.jpg)
US Conducts First Successful THAAD-Patriot Communications Test
By Ankit Panda
The test is the first step toward greater interoperability between the two missile defense platforms.
![Trump Wonders Why Japan Didn't Shoot Down North Korea's IRBM Launches Trump Wonders Why Japan Didn't Shoot Down North Korea's IRBM Launches](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-3715513.jpg)
Trump Wonders Why Japan Didn't Shoot Down North Korea's IRBM Launches
By Ankit Panda
There are a number of good reasons why Japan has decided it won't shoot down North Korean launches over its territory.
![How Japan Reacted to North Korea's Ballistic Missile Overflight of Its Territory How Japan Reacted to North Korea's Ballistic Missile Overflight of Its Territory](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-800px-pac-3_iruma_airbase_2006-1.jpg)
How Japan Reacted to North Korea's Ballistic Missile Overflight of Its Territory
By Mina Pollmann
Japan enters a new era of North Korean provocations with great unease.
![After THAAD, What's Next in South Korea's Missile Defense Plans? After THAAD, What's Next in South Korea's Missile Defense Plans?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-15_22-11-55.jpg)
After THAAD, What's Next in South Korea's Missile Defense Plans?
By Ankit Panda
The SM-3 would be outfitted on the ROKN's Sejong the Great-class guided missile destroyers.
![Japan Mulls Open-Ended Missile Intercept Order Amid Repeated North Korean Missile Testing Japan Mulls Open-Ended Missile Intercept Order Amid Repeated North Korean Missile Testing](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-08-07_19-38-58.jpg)
Japan Mulls Open-Ended Missile Intercept Order Amid Repeated North Korean Missile Testing
By Ankit Panda
North Korea's frequent missile testing has Japan thinking about an open-ended standing intercept order.
![Taiwan Set to Test US PAC-3 Missile Defense System Taiwan Set to Test US PAC-3 Missile Defense System](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-28_15-18-08.jpg)
Taiwan Set to Test US PAC-3 Missile Defense System
By Ankit Panda
Taiwan will become the second U.S. ally in the Pacific after Japan to test the PAC-3 system on U.S. soil.
![Can a New 'NATO' Deter Iran? Can a New 'NATO' Deter Iran?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/sizes/thumbnail/saudiarabia.jpg)
Can a New 'NATO' Deter Iran?
Could a strong U.S. led alliance network be the answer to regional security in the Persian Gulf?
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