Drill conducted to prepare for N. Korea missile launch

Drill conducted to prepare for N. Korea missile launch

Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors are deployed at the Ground Self-Defense Force's base in the city of Konan on Aug. 18, 2017, during an emergency drill in western Japan to prepare for a possible missile launch by Pyongyang. The area is beneath the likely flight path of a ballistic missile North Korea has recently threatened to launch toward Guam. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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