TOKYO – Japan’s Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada on Saturday ordered the nation’s army to organize to shoot down a North Korean spy satellite tv for pc ought to it fall inside Japan’s territory.
Hamada ordered the Self-Defense Forces to make mandatory preparations as he may doubtlessly “order the destruction of ballistic missiles,” the Defense Ministry mentioned in a press release.
Preparations included making preparations to deploy troops to the southern prefecture of Okinawa to “minimize damage should a ballistic missile fall.”
North Korean chief Kim Jong Un mentioned preparations for the deliberate launch of the nation’s first spy satellite tv for pc ought to proceed to counter perceived threats from the United States and South Korea, state media reported on Wednesday. —Reuters
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