Japan orders N. Korean rocket destruction

Japan orders N. Korean rocket destruction

SASEBO, Japan - The Aegis destroyers of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force, the Kongou (L) and the Choukai, dock at the MSDF base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, on March 27. The destroyers are equipped with the launcher of the Standard Missile-3 which can intercept a ballistic missile in space.

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