Tag: missile defense

Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth said Wednesday the Japan-U.S. alliance was "critical to deterring Chinese military aggression", as his Japanese counterpart confirmed plans to accelerate a defense spending target. The comments came in the wake of the first face-to-face meeting Tuesday between ...

By Amber Wang Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te vowed Friday to speed up construction of a multi-layered air defense system as part of efforts to counter "enemy threats." Lai's government has been under U.S. pressure to ...