I do believe strongly that it is time for Japan to begin taking responsibility for their own defense, and there are positive indicators about it potentially happening in the near future. However, when these conversations about China and Japan (and to a lesser extent South Korea) come up, I can’t help but notice that…
When you have one large neighbor building up and staking extraterritorial claims and another neighbor who is certifiably insane, to not strengthen yourself to act if it becomes necessary is foolishness. Weakness is a horrendously poor virtue when it comes to ensuring national sovereignty and securing territory against…
Dude, it’s a technology test bed not a production prototype
Couldn’t the legs more or less be considered a rather extreme take on the concept of ‘thrust vectoring’?
I give it zero chance of success. My friends Val and Kate are not impressed either.
Ran out of paint.