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Japan Deploys Missile Batteries to protect against North Korea’s Threats
This post Japan Deploys Missile Batteries to protect against North Korea’s Threats originally appeared on Truth About Bills
After tensions have increase in the area Japan has taken another step to protect itself from North Korea and potential missile attacks. This move comes on heels of the rumors that North Korea has approved nuclear attacks on the United States. It would certainly seem that some of our allies are preparing for the worst while still hoping for the best.
What has Japan done to prepare for attacks from North Korea?
Japan has deployed Patriot missiles in and around central Tokyo as a defensive measure should North Korea decide to launch an attack amid rising tensions in the Korean Peninsula.
Tokyo has moved three Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) surface-to-air missile launchers, according to the defence ministry. Two more batteries are likely to be stationed at other places.
The units are meant to defend the headquarters of the defence ministry and key military installations in the capital as well as the 30 million people who live in greater Tokyo.
“We are proceeding with measures including deployment of PAC-3 as we are on alert,” said Tokyo’s Defence Minister Itsunori Onodera.
He said another unit would be stationed in Okinawa prefecture as “the place that is most effective in responding to emergencies”.
Although Japan has poured scorn on North Korea’s threats thus far, the latest move is evidence that it could be preparing for the worst.
Prime Minister Abe issues a statement about North Korea.
“The government is making utmost efforts to protect our people’s lives and ensure their safety. As North Korea keeps making provocative comments, Japan, cooperating with relevant countries, will do what we have to do. For the moment, the most important thing is to implement sanctions under the UN Security Council resolutions,” Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters.
By no means does this mean we are on the brink of war with North Korea but it certainly does mean that once again things are starting to heat up in the area, it would seem with the recent actions we will need to keep a close eye on region in hopes that nothing more happens.
This post Japan Deploys Missile Batteries to protect against North Korea’s Threats originally appeared on Truth About Bills
2013-04-09 09:16:22
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