日本和意大利已同意其政府和工业部门参加“战略防御计划”(SDI)研究,这样以来,以官方形式支持SDI计划的外国政府就增加到了五个,即英国、西德、以色列、日本和意大利。 虽然目前尚未签订正式协议,但日本政府已表示支持SDI计划。日本负责SDI计划的内阁秘书长指出,SDI研究及所取得的有关非核防卫系统的技术成果,不仅对美国而且对整个西方国家,包括日本都可能提供强 Japan and Italy have agreed to include government and industry in their Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) research, raising the number of foreign governments that officially support SDI programs to five, namely, the United Kingdom, West Germany, Israel, Japan and Italy . Although no formal agreement has yet been signed, the Japanese government has already expressed its support for the SDI program. The Secretary-General of the cabinet responsible for the SDI project in Japan pointed out that the SDI study and the technological achievements gained in connection with the non-nuclear defense system are likely to provide strong results not only for the United States but also for the entire western country, including Japan