The US defence secretary, Leon Panetta, has said an agreement had been reached to install a second system aimed at protecting Japan from the threat of a missile attack from North Korea.
The exact location of the radar installation has not yet been determined. It will be in the south, US officials said, but not in Okinawa. Officials stressed the system would be aimed at protecting the region against the threat from North Korea and was not directed at China.
The US already has similar early warning radar systems on ships in the Asia-Pacific. This second Japan-based system will allow the US vessels to spread out and cover other parts of the region.
Panetta said the installation would also be effective in protecting the US itself from a North Korea threat. He spoke during a press conference in Tokyo with the Japanese defence minister, Satoshi Morimoto.
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