The Liberal Democratic Party should discuss the so-called "enemy base attack capability" that destroys enemy missile launch bases, agree on the policy of requiring the government to possess such capability, and change the name so that it is easy for the people to understand. There were a lot of opinions.
The government plans to revise three security-related documents such as the national security strategy by the end of the year, and the Liberal Democratic Party's Security Investigation Committee will compile recommendations to the government by the end of this month.
At the meeting on the 11th, we discussed the so-called "enemy base attack capability" that destroys enemy missile launch bases, and agreed to require the government to possess such capability.
On top of that, the attending lawmakers commented that the name "capacity to attack enemy bases" should be changed to make it easier for the public to understand, saying that it is not appropriate because it causes misunderstandings such as preemptive attacks.
Specifically, names such as "self-defense counterattack capability", "out-of-range defense", and "missile counterattack force" were proposed.
In addition, the meeting calls for an interpretation and name change of the opinion that command and control functions should be targeted in addition to enemy missile bases, and "exclusive defense", which has been the basic policy of defense policy by successive administrations. Opinions were also given.
Regarding the so-called "capacity to attack enemy bases", the Liberal Democratic Party's proposal used the expression "ability to prevent ballistic missiles even within the opponent's territory", but it did not take root and Prime Minister Kishida considered changing the name. It shows the idea of going on.