The Liberal Democratic Party's proposals have been put together for the revision of the government's national security strategy, etc. It included aiming to secure the budget necessary for drastic strengthening.
Coordination within the government and the ruling party based on the recommendations is expected to begin in earnest after the summer Upper House election.
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 has put together a proposal to the government on the 21st.
In the proposal, the so-called "enemy base attack ability" that destroys enemy missile launch bases is renamed to "counterattack ability" and possessed, and the target range is not limited to the base but also includes command and control functions. I included that.
Also, in order to drastically strengthen defense spending within five years, keeping in mind that NATO = members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are aiming for a ratio of 2% or more to GDP = gross domestic product. Aiming to achieve the budget level required for
Based on the recommendations, the government will continue to consider specific ways of possessing "counterattack capability" and measures to secure financial resources in line with the increase in defense spending.
However, even within the ruling party, the Komeito has shown a cautious stance to immediately increase defense spending, saying that social security and education costs, which are in high demand, should also be emphasized, and it is in the process of revising the national security strategy. Coordination within the government and the ruling party is expected to begin in earnest after the summer Upper House election.