Missile units on way to northeastern Japan

Missile units on way to northeastern Japan

HAMAMATSU, Japan - Japanese Air Self-Defense Force vehicles began moving Patriot guided-missile units from the ASDF's Hamamatsu base in Shizuoka Prefecture in central Japan to locations in northeastern Japan on March 29 to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch if it falls into Japanese territory.

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