Japan To Intercept Any North Korean Missiles Landing In Their EEZ
After North Korea fired a missile last week that landed in their EEZ I wondered if they were going to take measures to prevent this in the future. It looks like they will:
Japan has ordered its Self-Defense Forces to intercept and destroy incoming flying objects after North Korea fired a ballistic missile last week that landed in Tokyo’s exclusive economic zone. The command issued on Monday is to apply to all incoming projectiles, South Korean news service Newsis reported. The directive is to be in effect for the next three months. But according to Japanese press reports the command is to be updated every three months, signifying the policy is more than a temporary measure designed to respond to North Korea provocations. [UPI]
You can read more at the link, but to defend water the Japanese would have to rely on their Aegis ships equipped with SM-3 missiles which would mean ensuring always having one out at sea to support a missile defense mission. That is likely why after three months this decision will be reviewed because there is probably better things these sailors could be doing than sailing in circles for three months if the North Koreans are no longer firing into their EEZ.
Perhaps they could use this as a training exercise.
Japan gets free test targets for their missile defense systems.
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I chatted with GI Korea once, regarding BONEHEAD’s incessant spewing. GI replied that he only checks the site once a day, in the mornings.
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Multiple links also drags your comment into the moderation pile. I can’t link all 7 or 8 of BONEHEAD’s eviction series, but I CAN link the first one. So, if you post multiple links on Trump and/or Hillary, expect to be blocked and moderated.
@JoeC, for some reason your comments ended up in the spam cue. I pulled them out. The spam program with WordPress can mark comments as spam based off an IP address used by known spammers. So if you were using a public internet connection for example that had been used in the past by spammers that could be the reason why your comments went into the spam folder. Just leave a comment if it happens again and I will go back into the spam folder and see if I can find your comments mixed in with all the other legitimate spam comments.
I’ve been using a VPN more often these days because an increasing number of sites are being blocked here in Korea. I guess I’ll have to remember to drop the VPN connection when commenting here.