According to a number of ** reports by the global network, the United States and Japan have recently been "playing double reeds" again, before the United States exported Patriot missiles to Japan, and now it is the turn of the United States to buy back Patriot missiles from Japan.
The main reason why the United States is now buying back Patriot missiles from Japan can be seen from a report released by the International Strategy Institute, and the main reason is that at present, US workers can only produce about 450 Patriot missiles a year, of which 250 are purchased by the US military for its own use, and the remaining 200 are exported or aided to some countries.
In addition, since the development of the American Patriot missile system, there have been three models, such as PAC-1, PAC-2, and PAC-3. The 450 Patriot missiles produced this year are only enough for global deployment and training use, which is completely unable to meet the needs of wartime, and then the Russian-Ukrainian conflict and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict are waiting for the United States to provide ammunition, especially on the Ukrainian side, especially the Patriot missiles, so it is not difficult to understand that the United States is now borrowing external forces to produce and buy back.
On the one hand, the cost of production in the United States is higher, and if it is produced in Japan, the United States can reduce the cost to the minimum.
On the other hand, it is to help Japan lift the ban on lethal exports, so that Japan can cooperate with its own various strategies in the future, of course, Japan itself has this idea, and the United States is also aware of this. The Patriot missile seems to be defensive**, but with a little modification, it can also be turned into an anti-ship or short-range missile ammunition with a speed of more than Mach 3 and a range of about 100 kilometers.
Through this kind of resale, Japan can also justify that it did not violate the "Three Principles of Export" signed by the defeated countries in World War II, but only sold back the Patriots provided by the United States, so that the surprise index of the international community seems to decline, so as not to cause public anger.
According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency, Japan recently convened a ministerial meeting to expand the export of aquatic products, in which Japan also named the United States, South Korea, the European Union and other countries to help import Japanese scallops and other aquatic products that have suffered a "major blow" in China. Japan has also set a target for them, hoping that by 2025, the export of aquatic products and the overall export value of food can be increased to 2 trillion yen, and in terms of scallops alone, Japan hopes that South Korea can eat 4.1 billion yen of scallops, and the European Union will eat 4.5 billion, and the United States is not yet clear, but it has been on Japan's list, and it is estimated that it will be soon.
It is not difficult to find that these countries are not only allies of Japan, but also the main force in aiding Ukraine, South Korea is naturally a new joiner, and Japan has helped the United States produce ammunition, which has actually helped them a lot, so it makes sense for Japan to ask them, including the United States, to buy some aquatic products.
The reason why Japan does not continue to fight with China is actually easy to understand, recently look at the news and cite Japanese data showing that after aquatic products, Japan's food exports to China are also **6 percent, so if Japan continues to find uncomfortable, I am afraid it will fall more terrifying, Japan looks at the United States They are also helpless, otherwise it may be Fumio Kishida, whose approval rate is only 16%, is in advance.
Not long ago, a US congressman also claimed that the United States imported garlic from China, and the Chinese watered garlic with fecal water, which will make Americans eat bad stomachs and seriously threaten the United States
In fact, because of historical reasons, the United States and Japan have always been at odds with each other, and the United States helped Japan expand its ambitions, and was also careful that one day the knife stabbed itself first.