Japan starts deployment of own ballistic missile defense system

Japan starts deployment of own ballistic missile defense system

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken at 5:10 a.m. on March 30 shows Japan's first ground-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor system deployed at the Air Self-Defense Force Iruma Base, north of Tokyo. The installation of two PAC-3 launchers comes about a year earlier than initially scheduled. (Kyodo)

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