On the JDS Kongo, one of four Aegis electronic warfare destroyers (two more are under construction) that will be fitted with Japan's first antiballisticmissilesystem, elderly ladies cooled themselves with paper fans bearing the ship's name.
But building the system would violate the 1972 AntiballisticMissile Treaty, and Moscow has not only refused to negotiate a loophole for Washington, but has warned that violating the treaty will void all subsequent arms control agreements and precipitate a new arms race.