Roles for Japan Ground Self Defense Force in the A2/AD Environment

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Abstract:

Together with China's assertive maritime activities in the East China Sea, the growing Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) capabilities of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) pose grave threats to the security of Japan. Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) should develop and possess its own counter-A2/AD capabilities for maintaining a deterrent posture across the spectrum of conflict levels, as well as lowering costs for US intervention in the Western Pacific. The JSDF's land component, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), should play leading roles in this Japanese version of counter-A2/AD, to include long-range strike capabilities.

Author(s):
Kawachi, Yusuke
Author Organization(s):
MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA
Funding Organization(s):
MARINE CORPS COMMAND AND STAFF COLL QUANTICO VA, QUANTICO , VA
Document Type:
Technical Report/Master's Thesis
Publication Date:
2017 Mar 24
Pagination:
40

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
national security, ballistic missiles, prompt global strike, military budgets, intermediate range ballistic missiles, law, new york, united states, department of defense, east china sea, security, air defense, area denial, congress, defense systems, weapons, asia
Keyword(s):
a2ad (Anti-Access Area Denial), jsdf (Japan Self-Defense Forces), pla (Peoples Liberation Army), jfsdf (Japan Ground Self-Defense Force), counter-A2AD, long-range strikes, bmd (ballistic missile defense)
Subject Categories:
Military Sciences; Military Sciences
Creation Date:
2022 Aug 09
Update Date:
2022 Oct 06