Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday that allowing US missile systems to be deployed on Japanese territory as part of military drills would threaten
US Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni demonstrates the Typhon, a ground-launched missile system, as part of Exercise Resolute Dragon, an annual military exercise held by the US Marines and Japan's Self-Defense Forces, during a media opportunity at the air station in Iwakuni, western Japan, September 15, 2025. (File photo: Reuters)
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Moscow and Beijing said Japan must rethink its decision to allow temporary deployment of US missile system.
The ground-based strike capability is designed to launch mid-and short-range missiles
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After the joint exercises, the systems will move to a US military base in Japan for storage.
Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stressed that Moscow keeps warning Tokyo against making such decisions
