The Constitutional Democratic Party determined the party's thinking on foreign affairs and security.
While the government has said it cannot agree with the "counterattack capability" that the government has newly decided to possess because of the high risk of becoming a "preemptive strike," it has improved capabilities such as longer-range missiles in order to deter military aggression against islands and other areas. is necessary.
In the "direction of diplomatic and security strategy" decided by the "next cabinet", it is realistically difficult to decide whether to launch an attack on Japan with regard to the "counterattack capability" that the government newly decided to possess. He expressed concern that the risk of becoming a "preemptive attack" is high.
On top of that, in addition to not denying the attack on the territory of the other country in the "existence-threatening situation" in which an armed attack against a country with close ties to Japan such as the United States occurred, there is a possibility that it may deviate from the exclusively defense-oriented policy. , disagrees.
On the other hand, he points out that it is necessary to improve capabilities such as extending the range of missiles in order to deter and eliminate military aggression against Japanese islands.
In addition, regarding the increase in defense spending, the government's policy of taking budget measures to reach 2% of GDP in 2027, five years from now, including related expenses, is ``not rational and based on numbers.'' It is said that it is necessary to balance the entire national budget, including social security expenses.