KCNA commentary on Japan's moves for acquiring capability for preemptive strike
The commentary said Japan's military moves for a thorough transformation into a war state are inching close to a dangerous phase moment by moment, and continued:
It was made public by media recently that Aegis destroyer "Chokai" of the Japan Maritime "Self-Defense Force" left for the United States to arm itself with the US-made "Tomahawk" long-range cruise missiles.
Japan's Aegis destroyer had already finalized preliminary preparations for the use of long-range attack weapons aboard including purchase contracts and operational training. And it is now put on the final "straight course" for officially arming itself with the "Tomahawk" cruise missiles.
Eight Aegis destroyers possessed by the Maritime "Self-Defense Force" will carry such long-range missiles in the future. All facts suggest that Japan has launched the deployment of long-range strike means for preemptive attack with lightning speed, which will be used for a real war.
What is more serious is that the long-range weapons possessed by Japan have the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and other regional states within their striking range.
Given that Japan which inflicted indelible pains on Asian countries in the last century is still making desperate efforts to realize its old dream about the "Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere", it is as clear as noonday where the arrow of reinvasion will fly first.
Herein lies the reason why the reckless moves of the descendants of militarism who are bringing earlier the moment of reinvasion by rounding off the capability for preemptive attack should never be overlooked, the commentary stressed.