1st antiballistic missile launcher set in Kyushu

1st antiballistic missile launcher set in Kyushu

KITAKYUSHU, Japan - A Self-Defense Force member secures the launcher for PAC-3 ballistic missile interceptors at an Air Self-Defense Force base in Ashiya, Fukuoka Prefecture, on Nov. 12, 2009. The launcher is the first such to be deployed on the southwestern Japanese main island of Kyushu. (Kyodo)

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  • ILEA000044814
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  • 2009/11/13 00:00:00
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  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
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