The new National Security Strategy (NSS), together with the National Defense Strategy (NDS) and the Defense Buildup Program (DBP), all released on December 16, 2022, entails some unprecedented and highly ambitious projects relevant to Japan’s defense capabilities. [i]The National Security Strategy:Japan had established the National Security Secretariat (NSS) within the government after Shinzo Abe was sworn in as prime minister for the second time in 2012. However, the new National Security Strategy, only the second ever since 2013, is Tokyo’s supreme national security policy document. Japan’s New National Security Strategy and Contribution to a Networked Regional Security Architecture. https://www.csis.org/analysis/japans-new-national-security-strategy-and-contribution-networked-regional-security[viii] The Basic Orientation of Japan’s National Security Strategy: International Security Cooperation with Enhanced Comprehensive National Power.

Source: Economic Times November 11, 2023 11:15 UTC