The short range surface-to-air mi iles would be used to protect metropolitan Tokyo if interceptors fired from U.S. or Japanese shi failed to knock down incoming mi iles.

• 如果从美国或日本军舰上发射的拦截导弹不能击落来袭导弹的话，这些短程地对空导弹将可以用来保护东京大都市地区。