Japan Fires Tomahawk From Warship, Gaining Long-Range Strike Ability

Japan test-fired a US-made Tomahawk cruise missile from the Aegis destroyer Chokai in the Pacific. The subsonic weapon, with a range exceeding 1,000 kilometers, gives the Self-Defense Forces their first ability 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.