The chapter shows how the Japanese security policymaking elite utilised the North Korean Nuclear Crisis in 1993–4, the Taiwan Strait Crisis in 1996 and the Taepodong Crisis in 1999 to authorise the SDF to adopt a regional defence role within the US–Japan alliance.
THE ROLE OF THE MILITARY LOGISTIC SYSTEM IN SUPPORT OF THE CIVIL CRISIS MANAGEMENT OPERATIONS TO MILIGATE THE EFFECTS OF NATURAL DISASTERS AND TECHNICAL FAILURES: THE CASE STUDY OF POLISH MILITARY LOGISTICS