Japan Prepares to Intercept North Korean Missile If It Lands in Japanese Territory
The only way the rocket North Korea is launching to put a satellite into space lands in Japanese territory is if there is a failed launch causing debris to land in the southwest islands. Japan has their military ready to respond to if that possibility happens:
The Defense Ministry in Tokyo
Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Monday ordered the Self-Defense Forces to prepare to destroy a North Korean missile in case it falls within Japan’s territory.
The order, effective through June 11, was issued after North Korea notified Japan of its launch plans.
At a hastily convened press conference on Monday morning, Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno referred to the possibility that the rocket could pass over Japan’s territory, including the Nansei Islands that span Kyushu and Okinawa Prefecture.
Matsuno condemned North Korea’s planned launch, calling it a “serious provocation.”
The SDF are expected to respond to the situation by mobilizing Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) units deployed in the Miyako, Ishigaki and Yonaguni islands in Okinawa Prefecture, as well as deploying an Aegis destroyer equipped with Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) interceptor missiles to the East China Sea.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday morning, “A launch using ballistic missile technology is a violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions and a serious matter concerning the safety of the people.”
Yomiuri
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Shouldn’t it be “North Korean missile debris” instead of “Japanese missile”?
“JAPAN PREPARES TO INTERCEPT JAPANESE MISSILE IF IT LANDS IN JAPANESE TERRITORY”
Poland still trying to pee in corner of round radar scope.
@TOK, sorry I screwed up the title. It happens sometimes when I type these posting too quickly.