Kono says modifications are needed to ensure rocket boosters fall inside the launch site and not on the surrounding area. The ministry had previously said that would not be a problem. Kono added japan has spent about 1 billion over 12 years to develop missiles for the system. Aeaegis ashore was designed by u. U. S. Defense f firms to inter ballllistic missiles outside th atmospherere. The japanese government had planned to deploy it in akita and yamaguchi prefectures in response to north koreas Ballistic Missile test l lnches. The plan had triggered safety concerns among local people including in akita where opposition grew last year after faulty survey data was used to rule out other areas in the northeast. The governor of yamaguchi welclcomed the change of plan. Translator the local government must ensure the safety o of the community. From t that point of view, the mininistrys decision is what w have been asking for, and we consider it appropriate. Kono says japan will continue to r
Scott, can you wave . [applause] thank you. This lecture series has been ongoing almost since the beginning of my tenure 15 years ago. It has been our great series in the library. This is probably my last introduction because i have been drafted by the president. Some of you can identify with that. To go to washington to save the republic, which needs saving. As i always like to say, the command school is the intellectual center of the army. It is selfcritical, selfaware. It plays no favorites and is the best place to learn from the experience and history of the battlefield. And with extraordinary teaching and technology, to learn from todays battlefields and commanders. It is also a school for our allies and partners and future military leaders from around the world. A place where a future chief of staff of the Pakistani Army might rub shoulders with the future defense minister from india were a future commander of the Israeli Defense force might meet the future commander of the arab
[applause] thank you. This lecture series has been ongoing almost since the beginning of my tenure 15 years ago. It has been our great series in the library. This is probably my last introduction because i have been drafted by the president. Some of you can identify with that. To go to washington to save the republic, which needs saving. Say, theys like to command school is the intellectual center of the army. It is selfcritical, selfaware. It plays no favorites and is the best place to learn from the experience and history of the battlefield. And with extraordinary teaching and technology, to learn from todays battlefields and commanders. It is also a school for our and futurepartners military leaders from around the world. A place where a future chief of staff of the Pakistani Army might rub shoulders with the future defense minister from india were a future commander of the Israeli Defense force might meet the future commander of the arab legion. Communication has been incubated. It
Irans president is warning Foreign Forces to leave the region in a televised Cabinet Meeting house and rouhani said european soldiers deployed to the middle east could be in danger thats after the u. K. France and germany challenge to iran for violating the 2050 Nuclear Deal Rouhani insists hes open to returning to their treatment but he dismissed the idea of a renegotiated settlement joins us live now from tehran president rouhani has been talking about the future of foreign troops in iraq and across the region what was he been saying. Well i just want to quote him he said american soldiers are not secure today european soldiers could be in secure tomorrow lets bring back the security to this region and the world and he said that the ultimate goal of iran is to oust the United States out of the region now hes following up since the assassination of gen carson for the money iranians have been angry at that fascination obviously iran did react but tensions have been high and president r
All right, the Committee Meets today to receive testimony from the Government Accountability office, the Service Secretaries, the Service Chiefs, on the current condition of privatized military housing. Almost a year ago, i first heard from the military families about the dismal conditions they faced. Frankly confession is good for the soul. This was janet driver called this to my attention, from Tinker Air Force base. And i thought this was something that was just unique to Tinker Air Force base, and then i thought, no, it is elsewhere in oklahoma. And so that was the background of how this all started. Weve come to learn that its it is a problem nationwide. Its a National Crisis of proportions we havent seen since the scandal at walter reed about a decade ago. Members of this committee, our staff and myself, weve all traveled and seen these problems firsthand. This is the third hearing this committee has had on this issue and im sure its not going to be the last. We open that since o