Missile units on way to northeastern Japan

Missile units on way to northeastern Japan

TOKYO, Japan - A Japanese Air Self-Defense Force vehicle carrying Patriot guided-missile units moves onto a ferry at Shimizu port in Shizuoka Prefecture on March 29 before heading to locations in the northeastern Japanese prefectures of Akita and Iwate to shoot down a rocket North Korea plans to launch if it falls into Japanese territory.

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