Missile interceptors to be deployed on Okinawa islands

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Feb. 5, 2016, about the decision to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors on the Okinawa islands of Miyako and Ishigaki, where North Korea's long-range missile is expected to pass over. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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