Japan Exports Missiles to the U.S.

Japan just shattered a decades-long precedent by shipping lethal missiles directly to the United States.

For the first time ever, Tokyo is exporting finished Patriot PAC-3 interceptors

to the US military. This is a huge deal because Japan strictly limited arms exports in the past,

usually just sticking to parts. Here is the real reason why. The US is burning

through its missile stockpiles to support Ukraine against Russian air raids. Washington needs

a refill, and Japan is stepping up to manufacture the goods. Russia is obviously

livid. They warned that even if these specific missiles stay in America,

it frees up the Pentagon to send their older stock straight to Kyiv. Moscow considers