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The fact that the U.S. and Japan plan to build this within 10 years may be to late to need:
Fumio Kishida, Japan’s prime minister, speaks during a news conference at the prime minister’s official residence on Oct. 4, 2021 in Tokyo. U.S. President Joe Biden will host Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for a summit on Aug. 18. (Toru Hanai /Pool/Getty Images/TNS)
The U.S. and Japan are expected to announce an agreement to jointly develop missile interceptors for hypersonic weapons when the leaders of the two nations meet later this week, the Yomiuri reported, citing several people in government.
U.S. President Joe Biden will host Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol for a summit on Aug. 18. Biden will also meet with Kishida separately and one of the issues on which they are expected to reach agreement is the collaboration on missile interceptors, the Yomiuri said.
The U.S. and Japan will aim to develop the new missile defense system within 10 years, according to the report.
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Former President Moon must be pretty concerned that the investigation into the Scout Jamboree fiasco will find cronyism during was to blame for the poor location and extravagant spending by organizers chosen by his administration. This is likely what is causing him to come out and preemptively attack the Yoon administration to place blame on them:
The office of President Yoon Suk Yeol hit back at former President Moon Jae-in on Monday for accusing the government of mismanaging the 2023 World Scout Jamboree, citing a newspaper editorial that called Moon “shameless” for his remarks.
Korea Times
Moon wrote in a Facebook post Sunday that the country “lost many things” due to the Jamboree, including national dignity and pride, leaving people only to feel embarrassed.
The comments appeared to lay blame on the current government after a lack of preparation left many Jamboree participants struggling to cope with a scorching heat wave earlier this month.
“A leading newspaper of our country said in today’s editorial that it is like a thief turning on the master with a club and a thick face with no shame,” a presidential official told reporters when asked about Moon’s remarks. “We take note of that assessment.”
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Just like their buddies in North Korea, Iran has plenty of money for humanitarian purposes they just choose to use it to fund a burgeoning nuclear program, ballistic missiles, terrorism groups, etc. The real reason these funds were released was because Iran released five American hostages showing that kidnapping and terrorism do work:
State department deputy spokesperson Vedant Patel is seen answering questions during a daily press briefing at the department in Washington on Aug. 14, 2023 in this captured image. (Yonhap)
The Iranian funds currently held in South Korea can only be used for humanitarian purposes while the United States will continue to hold Iran accountable for any destabilizing actions, a state department spokesperson said Monday.
Vedant Patel, principal deputy spokesperson for the state department, also emphasized that the money had always been available to Iran for humanitarian use.
“Allowing Iran to use such funds for humanitarian purposes is consistent with long standing U.S. policy to ensure that our sanctions do not prevent humanitarian goods and services from flowing to ordinary people, no matter how objectionable or problematic their government is,” the department spokesperson told a daily press briefing.
Yonhap
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