Ministry of Defense publicly explains the verification results by abandoning "Aegis Ashore" 20:11 on September 3
Regarding the abandonment of deployment of the new interception missile system "Aegis Ashore" in both Yamaguchi and Akita prefectures, the Ministry of Defense explained the safety to the locals without concrete support, I explained to the LDP and Komeito parties.
Regarding the deployment of "Aegis Ashore", the government said that it was necessary to repair the missile itself in order to safely drop the device called "booster" used when launching interception missiles, this June, Yamaguchi・Abandoned deployment to both Akita prefectures.
The Ministry of Defense explained on the 3rd that the LDP and Komeito parties examined the process of giving up at the meetings held respectively.
In this report, it was revealed that he told the locals that he could safely drop the "booster" without specific support.
However, the person in charge in Japan and the United States, after further consultation based on the weather conditions, revealed that the missile itself needed to be repaired.
Minister Kono, who attended the meeting, expressed his intention to prevent recurrence by reviewing the state of executive meetings within the ministry and thoroughly sharing information within the organization.