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Japan's hypersonic and underwater weapon plans draw criticism from China

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Japan is expanding its military capabilities, including the development of hypersonic weapons and arming submarine drones with long-range missiles. These advancements, particularly the testing of hypersonic weapons in Australia, have drawn criticism from China. Beijing views these moves as a dangerous expansion of Japan's military arsenal, drawing parallels to its pre-World War II militarization. AI

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Japan's hypersonic and underwater weapon plans draw criticism from China

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Gabriel Dominguez ·

    Why Japan’s hypersonic and underwater weapon plans might worry China

    In its latest swipe at Tokyo’s military build-up, China singled out Japan’s plans to arm its submarine drones with long-range missiles and test hypersonic weapons in Australia. Analysts say those moves could threaten People’s Liberation Army amphibious groups and surface combatan…

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