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Professor Anna Rosario Malindog-Uy, a Philippine geopolitical expert, highlights a troubling shift in Japan's defense posture, saying that Japan's missile deployment isn't truly defensive and marks a shift from pure defense to "proactive deterrence" – including strikes beyond its territory. Seen regionally as a containment strategy, it risks accelerating an arms race. "Regionally speaking, this is very offensive," and she warns the shift poses a deepening security dilemma for the region.

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Expert: Japan's 'defensive' shift raises alarms in the region