00:00Japan's defense minister says the delivery date for U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles
00:04is unchanged after a Financial Times report said there could be a two-year delay.
00:11I am aware of the report, but there were never any talks between me and U.S. Defense Secretary
00:16Pete Hegseth at the start of the month. There is, at this point, no change to the plans to
00:21obtain the Tomahawks between 2025 and 2027. The minister said up to 400 of the missiles
00:28could arrive in Japan before next year. He also said Japan will boost domestic defense
00:33production given the risk of potential overseas delays. Japan's military says the Tomahawks
00:38would be used for defense against targets like enemy missile sites in a national security emergency.
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