SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

SDF to deploy PAC3 missiles in Okinawa ahead of N. Korea satellite launch

A Japan Self-Defense Force vehicle is being loaded onto a ferry boat at Hakata port in Fukuoka, southwestern Japan, on April 23, 2023, for the SDF's mission to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability-3 interceptor missiles in Okinawa Prefecture ahead of an expected launch by North Korea of a rocket carrying its first reconnaissance satellite that Japan believes is actually a long-range ballistic missile.

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