Japan puts military on alert fearing North Korean missile
Japanese Defence Minister Yasukazu Hamada instructs troops to ‘implement measures necessary to limit damage in the event of a ballistic missile falling’. – AFP pic, April 22, 2023.
JAPAN ordered its military today to prepare to shoot down a North Korean ballistic missile after Pyongyang said this week it was ready to launch its first military spy satellite. Placing the satellite into orbit would require a long-range projectile, which North Korea is banned from launching as the United Nations views such exercises as tests of ballistic missile technology.
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