{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ISIC Japan - International Security Industry Council","provider_url":"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/jp","author_name":"admin","author_url":"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/jp\/author\/admin\/","title":"Rethinking Aegis Ashore - ISIC Japan - International Security Industry Council","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"jQ75nX8nwJ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/jp\/event\/rethinking-aegis-ashore\/\">Rethinking Aegis Ashore<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/jp\/event\/rethinking-aegis-ashore\/embed\/#?secret=jQ75nX8nwJ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Rethinking Aegis Ashore&#8221; &#8212; ISIC Japan - International Security Industry Council\" data-secret=\"jQ75nX8nwJ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/isic-japan.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/DIF-No.-3-Aegis-Ashore-Romania.jpg","thumbnail_width":1000,"thumbnail_height":549,"description":"Options for Defending Japan The dust is settling after a sudden suspension of the Aegis Ashore project in June 2020 by Defense Minister Kono Taro. A number of factors contributed to this decision, including local opposition at launch sites in Yamaguchi and Akita, rising costs and budget restraints, and questions about the systems\u2019 ability to defend against swarm, hypersonic and asymmetric threats. Other circumstances combine to produce a perfect storm \u2013 the first global pandemic in 100 years, China\u2019s expansionism and military buildup, Russia\u2019s foreign adventures and North Korea\u2019s intransigence. All this on the eve of national elections in Japan and the U.S., dissention between the U.S. and some of [&hellip;]"}