Japan's Aegis destroyers sent to Sea of Japan

Japan's Aegis destroyers sent to Sea of Japan

SASEBO, Japan - Photo taken March 28 shows a system to launch missile interceptors on the Japanese Aegis guided-missile destroyer Choukai, which left its base in Sasebo, Nagasaki Prefecture, for the Sea of Japan on March 28 to prepare to intercept a rocket North Korea plans to launch if the rocket falls into Japanese territory.

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