Tokyo [Japan], October 16 (ANI/Sputnik): Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told the Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper that the national security strategy should include the possibility to enemy bases for self-defence purposes.

According to the Japanese prime minister, this initiative is linked to the growing military capabilities of North Korea that carry out missile tests.

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"The capabilities of [North Korean] missiles are being constantly boosted. To protect people's lives, it is necessary to take a position that allows considering various options given the developments," Kishida said.

He added that the national security strategy should be revised as soon as possible.

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The idea to include the possibility to attack enemy bases for self-defence purposes into the national security strategy was voiced by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe but his successor, Yoshihide Suga, delayed the decision on the issue. (ANI/Sputnik)

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