A sudden news broke out that the US military stationed in Japan had exploded at the Kadena base, and four people were said to be injured. This is the hot search news I saw today.
On the morning of June 9, an explosion occurred in a temporary dud custody facility managed by the Japanese Self-Defense Force in Okinawa's US military stationed in Japan, injuring four people. Fortunately, no one died, but the injuries of the four people should not be underestimated. The explosion was located in the ammunition depot area, and the Japanese Ministry of Defense is still verifying the specific situation.
There are a few information you can learn about. First, this Kadena base is the largest air force base in the Far East, accounting for nearly a quarter of Okinawa's area. For a long time, the base has triggered many protests from local people due to security issues. The explosion involving duds once again exposed the security risks of US military bases.
The United States has air force bases in many places, such as Japan, South Korea, and even in Singapore and many other places overseas. With the large number of bases, there will inevitably be some problems. In Japan, similar problems often occur, and there have been situations in South Korea. The "dud" mentioned here is actually unexploded ammunition. Under normal circumstances, the unexploded ammunition itself will not explode, but unexpectedly it exploded this time, and it was an explosion in the ammunition depot area. The four people were injured. If there was a series of explosions, the consequences would be unimaginable.
From this accident, it can be seen that there must be problems in the management of US military bases in Japan. Of course, frequent occurrence of such accidents will obviously further intensify the anti-American sentiment of the Okinawa people. On the one hand, the base itself often has problems; on the other hand, the US military stationed in Japan also often causes trouble. In recent years, accidents have occurred frequently at US military bases in Japan. A few years ago, we have seen fighter plane crashes, chemical leakage and other incidents, and now dud explosions have occurred. This incident has once again made everyone feel that these US bases overseas are really unreliable.
We all know that in a strategic sense, the US military needs these bases and does not want to give up; while Japan dares not reject the United States. However, the people in Okinawa often protest, but even if they protest, an accident like an explosion will still pose a great threat to the local area.
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(Sounded statement: I am a purely "wild blogger", neither a military-to-military department staff nor an expert in the industry, but just a retired military officer. All tweets are personal inferences and sharing of experience. If there are any similarities, it is purely coincidental.)
