Japan orders SDF to prepare to intercept possible N. Korea missile

Japan Defense Minister Gen Nakatani ordered the Self-Defense Forces on Monday to prepare to intercept a possible North Korean missile, a government source said, amid signs Pyongyang may go ahead with a globally condemned ballistic missile launch.

Following the order, the SDF deployed the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air guided interceptors on the premises of the Defense Ministry in central Tokyo and step up surveillance activities, the source said.

The order comes after a separate government source said Monday there have been activities indicating Pyongyang is preparing a ballistic missile launch, possibly an intermediate-range Musudan missile, in the eastern part of North Korea facing the Sea of Japan [East Sea].
kyodonews.jp
30/5/16
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