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Missile Defense

STRATCOM Commander Dismisses Russian Suspicions of Japan Aegis Ashore Sites

Wednesday, August 1st, 2018

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OMAHA, Neb. — The head of U.S. Strategic command here dismissed Russian worries about two U.S.-designed missile defense systems headed to Japan as “political messaging,” insisting that the weapon is only for defense.“I find it pretty interesting, that Russia would be concerned about Aegis Ashore in Japan,” Gen. John Hyten told reporters here during the U.S. Strategic Command Deterrence Symposium. “I don’t care who comes and looks at Aegis Ashore. It’s a missile defense system. You look in any of…

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