EXCLUSIVE: Japan to mull accelerating missile defense upgrades

Japan will consider accelerating upgrades to its ballistic missile defense system in cooperation with the United States given threats from recent North Korean missiles launched with a higher trajectory and falling faster toward their targets, a Japanese government source said Sunday.Possible introduction of a land-based Aegis missile defense system known as Aegis Ashore will be the main topic of a Japan-U.S. foreign and defense ministers' meeting to be held in Washington next month, the source said.(Getty)The Defense Ministry will request a budget for the next fiscal year from April 2018 ne…READ FULL ARTICLE