Japan Test-Fires Tomahawk From Warship, Gaining First Long-Range Strike Capability

Japan test-fired a US-made Tomahawk cruise missile from the Aegis destroyer Chokai in the Pacific. The Tomahawk, a subsonic weapon with a range exceeding 1,000 kilometers, gives the Self-Defense Forces their first capability to strike targets on adversary territory — a shift from Japan's postwar defense-only posture that North Korea, China, and some Japanese critics argue is unconstitutional.