{
  "id": 11698785,
  "title": "US to deploy NMESIS anti-ship system on Japanese island closest to Taiwan for first time",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/us-to-deploy-nmesis-anti-ship-system-on-japanese-island-closest-to-11698785",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-03T13:45:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/diplomacy/article/3369666/us-deploy-nmesis-anti-ship-system-japanese-island-closest-taiwan-first-time"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The US is set to deploy one of its signature anti-ship missile systems to the Japanese island closest to Taiwan, an unprecedented move that comes as tensions in the region between Beijing and Tokyo continue to simmer. The ground-based US uncrewed missile platform known as the Navy-Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) will be deployed on Yonaguni Island in Japan’s Okinawa…",
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        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "US to deploy NMESIS anti-ship system on Japanese island closest to Taiwan for first time",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/us-to-deploy-nmesis-anti-ship-system-on-japanese-island-closest-to",
        "published": "2026-10-03T13:45:24.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}