Japan's Purchases of US Weapons May Lead to Nuclear Conflict - Russian MP

© REUTERS / Issei KatoA passerby looks at a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017
A passerby looks at a TV screen reporting news about North Korea's missile launch in Tokyo, Japan September 15, 2017 - Sputnik International
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Donald Trump, who pledged to address the North Korean issue during his five-nation Asian trip, has discussed possible ways to tame Pyongyang with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Japan's purchase of US military equipment aimed at shooting down North Korean missiles may provoke nuclear conflict, the chairman of the Russian upper house’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Konstantin Kosachev, told Sputnik on Monday.

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Kosachev also added that the United States and Japan were "jeopardizing the common cause" of resolution of the situation by agreeing to exert additional pressure on Pyongyang.

(File) U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, center, shakes hands with South Korea's Minister of Defense Han Minkoo, left, and Japan's Minister of Defense Tomomi Inada, right, ahead of a trilateral meeting at the 2017 International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) Shangri-la Dialogue, an annual defense and security forum in Asia, on Saturday, June 3, 2017 in Singapore - Sputnik International
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Japan's destroyer JS Sazanami, left, the United State's Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Sterett, center, and South Korean destroyer ROKS Dae Jo Yeong, right rear. - Sputnik International
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The situation on the Korean Peninsula has escalated over the past few months, following several ballistic missile launches and nuclear tests conducted by Pyongyang in violation of the UN Security Council resolutions. In September, the UNSC adopted its toughest resolution against Pyongyang, restricting oil exports and banning imports of textile products from the Asian nation, as well as the country's access to gas liquids.

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