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Message: <blockquote data-quote="billd91" data-source="post: 9690013" data-attributes="member: 3400">Even with low spending on self-defense forces, Japan's economy has been big enough for so long that they field one of the top navies in the world right now. And they aren't trying to project American power globally - so it wouldn't be too much of a stretch for the Japanese navy to achieve local parity with the 7th Fleet in the Indian Ocean. Add to that sophisticated anti-aircraft/anti-missile technology with the Aegis system, and suddenly the US navy could have a real fight on its hands if the Japanese navy wanted to put one up.Thankfully, the most unrealistic part of that potential confrontation wasn't the relative power of the navies but the likelihood of Japan being particularly aggressive with it toward the US.</blockquote>