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March 28, 2006
Japan wants space military... for self-defense
...SDF rising
Japan's ruling party has approved the blueprint of a law to allow military use of its space program, breaking another taboo in the officially pacifist country.
The law would be largely symbolic since Japan has already launched spy satellites, but is meant to ease concerns about building high-end satellites and to help the space program become more internationally competitive.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) plans a final draft of the law by August with an eye to submit it to next year's parliament session.
Soon I'll be able to get my hands on my very own Veritech fighter.
And who doesn't want one of those?
(via warren ellis)
Posted by Groonk at March 28, 2006 08:44 PM | Ministry of Only in Japan
