Japan preparing to intercept possible N. Korea missile

Japan preparing to intercept possible N. Korea missile

TOKYO, May 30 Kyodo - Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air missile interceptors are installed on the Defense Ministry premises in Tokyo on May 30, 2016. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani ordered the Self-Defense Forces to prepare to intercept a possible North Korean missile amid signs Pyongyang may go ahead with a ballistic missile launch in defiance of U.N. resolutions.

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