now that one might make second page news.

they are always having spats back and forth there, russia, korea and japan that is. Anyone else remember when north korea fired that rocket over tokyo a year or two ago?
Nothing will come of it, hell after wwII we put a cap on the size of japans military strength anyway. So Its guranteed nothing will come of it.

doc
Nothing will come of it, hell after wwII we put a cap on the size of japans military strength anyway. So Its guranteed nothing will come of it.

For a government that has caps on there military they have some defense force most countries would kill to have half of what Japan has.

Originally Posted by rock45

For a government that has caps on there military they have some defense force most countries would kill to have half of what Japan has.

Alot of Japans defense force is american though, we have most of the 3rd marine divison there and hawaii, countless navy bases and 3 or 4 airfields and a few army bases. Not even counting the ready reserve in guam. For us "america" Japan was armed as a line of defense against a North Korean invasion before they made it to the west coast "Not much of a line against their numbers.. more like a bump in the road".
However I do understand what your saying, Japan does have a small established military but it isnt that big. I dont believe. However I could be wrong on that.

Hi doc
I agree Japan is basically a forward base but they do have larger then most Armed Forces, well equipped. A lot of F-15s and other aircraft the below link is there air force (I'm more a aviation person) but link to there navy and army are there off the same link.

http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...n/aircraft.htm

JSDF (Japanese Self Defense Force) is among the most modern and advanced defense forces in the world and especially so in the region.
It's just how it is.

i am surprised that nobody has taken a pop shot at one of these bomber yet.

Navy Intercepts Russian Bombers


US Navy Intercepts Russian Bombers Flying Near Ships


U.S. fighter planes intercepted two Russian bombers, including one that buzzed an American aircraft carrier in the western Pacific during the weekend, The Associated Press has learned.

A U.S. military official says that one Russian Tupolev 95 flew directly over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz twice, at a low altitude of about 2,000 feet, while another bomber circled about 58 miles out.

Full story
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=4274279


Questions
1. I didn't think we allowed anybody directly over?
2. Did we do the same thing to there carrier in the Med?

1. Remember the **** storm the Chinese got themselves into when they damn near killed 11 of our airmen and forced our plane to land in China?

2. Why bother dignifying their carrier by acknowledging its existence? Do they even have aircraft for their carrier yet?