US, Japan, South Korea to launch information sharing system on North Korean missiles

In a joint statement issued after talks on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup said they would "make further progress" toward putting a new information-sharing system into operation "in the coming months," according to Kyodo News.

The new information-sharing system will allow the three countries to detect and track missiles launched by North Korea more accurately and quickly, and will be "an important step toward deterrence, peace and stability," according to the joint statement.

North Korea test-fired a Hwasong-18 intercontinental ballistic missile from an undisclosed location, according to images released by the KCNA news agency on May 16.

The defense ministers of the three countries also pledged to hold regular trilateral missile defense exercises to counter North Korean actions and to enhance deterrence capabilities.

Japan and South Korea will share information in real time through the U.S., as these two U.S. security allies in East Asia do not have a direct communication mechanism. Washington has a separate system linked with Tokyo and Seoul to track missiles launched by Pyongyang.

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Japanese Defense Minister Hamada told reporters after the trilateral meeting that the information-sharing system "will improve each country's ability to detect and assess the threat from North Korean missiles." There is no information yet on Pyongyang's response.

The defense ministers of the United States, Japan, and South Korea held trilateral talks following a failed launch of a North Korean spy satellite on May 31. The U.S., Japan, and South Korea criticized the launch, suggesting North Korea may have used ballistic missile technology, violating United Nations Security Council resolutions, according to Kyodo News.

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