Japan Deploys Missile Defense Against North Korean Rocket Test
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Japan will deploy its Patriot anti-missile defense system in Okinawa and around Tokyo to guard against this month’s planned North Korean rocket launch, the Defense Ministry said.
Ships carrying PAC-3 missile interceptors set out for Okinawa from a naval base in Hiroshima yesterday, Defense Ministry spokesman Takaaki Ohno said. The move follows an order issued by Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto over the weekend, he added.