Patriot guided-missile unit set at GSDF garrison

Patriot guided-missile unit set at GSDF garrison

ASAKA, Japan - A Patriot ground-to-air guided-missile unit is deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's garrison in Asaka, Saitama Prefecture, on March 28 to provide protection against a possible rocket incursion from North Korea. N. Korea says it will launch a satellite between April 4 and 8. (Kyodo)

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