Japan in battle

The impression about seeing the missiles deployed in the center of Tokyo is a wonder jarring. Despite all the talk about peace and the wounds of the atomic bombings, which marked the end of World War II are very much alive in the hearts and minds of the Japanese, the spectacle of anti-missile batteries deployed in the center of a city in 2013, can not lead to bitter reflections. All tiring walks to reduce the risk of new wars seem vanished in a swirl of lucid madness, that leaves room for military planning, more than understandable to defend against threats out of time. The metropolitan area of ​​the Japanese capital is regarded as one of the possible targets of the wrath of North Korea, even if the possibility of the attack is considered remote, the empire of the rising sun does not omit any steps to organize a defense to it. Two units of Patriot missiles are to protect the Department of Defense and are the tangible evidence of the state of alert, the other measures taken by the government are not, however, been made known, because military secrecy. The defense system is actually based on the installations present on the west coast of the country, closer to the North Korean territory, which should guarantee the security of Japan, however, in case some enemy warheads from getting out to the main controls come into play devices placed in the capital. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said that the Japanese nation will field all means to ensure the security and sovereignty of its territory. Meanwhile, still in a tight contact with the Allies in the fear of the announced offensive Pyongyang, based on the use of medium-range missiles then able to reach the archipelago of Japan. Precisely for this Tokyo based its defense strategy, not only on anti-missile systems, but also on the sophisticated surveillance equipment consists of military satellites integrated with naval units deployed in the Sea of ​​Japan, also to help prevent attacks by ground troops are alerted the self-defense force whose support, provides the Air Force. Japan's role remains to be purely defensive of their territory, hardly any country's armed forces will be deployed outside of this area, the United States, which are the actual coordinators of the emergency situation, have no interest in further involvement for Tokyo, especially not to irritate the Chinese. Beijing has not had a good relationship with Japan in recent months for the issue of disputed islands, despite the economic relations have maintained good, but a use different from that defensive troops Tokyo would be perceived as an interference in an area of Chinese influence. Washington, for its part, is moving with every respect and caution can not force China to rash reactions from the diplomatic point of view, because they still hope for a remedial action in Beijing to bring North Korea to reason. In this sense, the intervention of the Chinese President Xi Jinping, at the annual World Economic Forum, it was clear, stating that: "No country is allowed to precipitate chaos in a region, or indeed the whole world, for selfishness." The lack of explicit reference to Pyongyang does not prevent you understand the message recipient. Even more clearly a further step of the Chinese leader, who said: "We must act together to resolve any difficulties and ensure stability in Asia", concluding with a call to the international community to have a "shared vision and cooperative to protect the personal safety global. " Although falling within the cryptic language of diplomacy, the claims of Xi Jinping, seem to indicate that the Chinese patience is terminated and that, in the absence of changes in the aggressive policy of North Korea, we are on the eve of a possible intervention from Beijing to normalize the situation.