Japan Navy Raided Over Data Leak sensitive warship technology data shared between Japan & US

[seemslikeadream]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6879935,00.html


Japan Navy Raided Over Data Leak Scandal

Tuesday August 28, 2007 4:31 AM


By MARI YAMAGUCHI

Associated Press Writer

TOKYO (AP) - Police raided a Japanese naval base Tuesday to investigate an alleged leak of sensitive warship technology data shared between Japan and the United States, defense officials said.

The leak involves U.S.-developed technology for the Aegis radar systems used on several Japanese destroyers and U.S. warships carrying missile interceptors. Investigators believe the information was circulated among Japanese naval academy students.

The scandal has embarrassed Japanese defense officials at a time when Tokyo and Washington have been accelerating their joint missile defense system, amid fears raised by North Korea's testing of missiles and a nuclear device.

Civilian and navy police searched for evidence at places including a main naval base in the southern city of Sasebo, said Hiromitsu Hanada, spokesman for the Maritime Self-Defense Forces in Tokyo.

Police declined to comment on the raid

[unhappycamper]

1. Oops.

Sorry about the data.

We've been exporting technology to our 'allies' for decades. The Mujahideen in Afghanistan, Saddam in Iraq, and Israel are but a few of our 'friends'. What makes us think that a) the shit won't leak out and b) our 'allies' will remain our 'friends'?

[ThomWV]

2. I thought the Japaneese Navy was more like our Coast Guard's domestic activities

So why would they have Destroyers? In fact after the Falkin's war why would any country have Destroyers? Don't they know that Argentina changed the face of modern Navy's world wide?

[Thothmes]

3. Destroyers

The JMSDF as always had destroyers. The Faulkins war did not change the worlds navys opinions of destroyers. It merely meant that changes in materials and weapons were needed to counter the modern anti ship missles. American Destroyers since then have survived exocet missle hits, mines and bombs. Destroyer size naval vessels are very useful.