Map Shows US Ally's Bases Where New Counterstrike Missiles Could Hit China
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A Newsweek map shows the locations of bases where Japan—a United States ally—could deploy new missiles capable of reaching China's coastline to target and sink naval vessels.
The upgraded version of the Type 12 missile—which has a maximum range of 621 miles—provides Japan with "counterstrike capabilities" to strike enemy territory directly and "standoff defense capabilities" to eliminate invading forces from beyond the enemy's reach.
Newsweek has contacted the Chinese and Japanese defense ministries for comment via email.
Why It Matters
Under a U.S. defensive island chain strategy, Japan forms part of the first island chain—alongside Taiwan and the Philippines to its south—which seeks to limit China's military activities within its immediate waters, including the contested East and South China Seas.
China—which possesses the world's largest navy by hull count and the largest aviation force in the Indo-Pacific—operates within and beyond the first island chain, particularly around Japan's southwestern islands near Taiwan, which it has threatened to take by force.
The enhancement of the Type 12 missile is part of Japan's ongoing efforts to bolster the defense of its outlying islands. Two Japanese warships are being converted into aircraft carriers as air bases on those islands have limited capacity to support fighter jet operations.
What To Know
Citing Japanese government sources, The Asahi Shimbun newspaper reported on Tuesday that Japan's Defense Ministry was finalizing the deployment plan for the upgraded Type 12 missile at a Ground Self-Defense Force's base—Camp Kengun—in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The prefecture is on Japan's southernmost main island of Kyushu, facing the East China Sea to the west. Missiles deployed at the base are capable of reaching China's eastern coast and almost all of the Korean Peninsula to the north, a Newsweek map shows.
According to the report, the missiles are scheduled to be deployed during the current fiscal year, which ends on March 31, 2026, serving as what it described as a deterrent against China, which has increased naval deployments around Japan's southwestern islands.
Two additional locations are under consideration by Tokyo for hosting the missiles: Camp Yufuin in Oita Prefecture on the island of Kyushu and Vice-Camp Katsuren in Okinawa Prefecture on Okinawa Island—the largest of Japan's southwestern islands.
While missiles deployed at Camp Yufuin would cover almost the same area as those at Camp Kengun, stationing them on Okinawa Island would enable the Japanese military to strike targets along China's southeastern coastline, the Taiwan Strait and all of Taiwan.
The upgraded Type 12 missile—which underwent five launch tests between October and November—can be launched from land, ships and aircraft, with each platform's development scheduled for completion in fiscal years 2025, 2026 and 2027, respectively.
In this image provided by the Japanese Defense Ministry on December 6, 2024, an upgraded Type 12 surface-to-ship missile is fired from the ground during a launch test in Japan.
In this image provided by the Japanese Defense Ministry on December 6, 2024, an upgraded Type 12 surface-to-ship missile is fired from the ground during a launch test in Japan.
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What People Are Saying
Japan's 2025 defense white paper said: "China has been swiftly increasing its national defense expenditures, thereby extensively and rapidly enhancing its military capability in a qualitative and quantitative manner and intensifying its activities in the East China Sea, including around the Senkaku Islands, and the Pacific."
Senior Colonel Jiang Bin, a spokesperson for China's Defense Ministry, said on July 16: "Japan, in an attempt to justify its move to loosen the restraints on its military, has been fabricating false narratives, grossly hyping up the 'China threat' rhetoric, and blatantly interfering in China's internal affairs. China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposed to such actions, and has lodged solemn representations with the Japanese side."
What Happens Next
It remains to be seen how Japan will strengthen its defense posture amid China's growing military threat. In addition to the upgraded Type 12 missile, Tokyo has ordered 400 U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, which can strike targets from up to 1,000 miles away.
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