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> Japan is considering using an enemy base strike capability, or what it prefers to call "Counterstrike capability," with its ally the United States, in the event it comes under attack, a source familiar with the matter said Friday.

> In April, the LDP proposed that the government declare the possession of an enemy base strike capability, which would allow Japan to hit and disable enemy missiles before they are launched from foreign territory.

> On Tuesday, a government panel consisting mostly of defense policy and public finance experts proposed upholding the plan to acquire the enemy base strike capability, calling it "Essential" to enhancing Japan's deterrence.

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