The Japan-built Aegis destroyers, the jointly developed missile-defense system, and, now, in the new F-35 program, allow the United States to engage in an arms race with China by proxy, checking China while cutting its own defense budget by an announced $487 billion over ten years.
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Behind Japan's Big Arms Buy
日英で武器共同開発 榴弾砲装填など 来月合意目指す(産経新聞) - goo ニュース
