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Japan deploys warships ahead of N.Korean
rocket launch
Friday December 07, 2012 08:46:36 AM,
RIA Novosti
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Tokyo: Tokyo has begun deploying warships in anticipation of a rocket
launch by North Korea later this month, Kyodo news agency
reported.
Japan has sited three Aegis-class air defence ships - the Kongo,
Myoko and Chokai - in Japanese territorial waters, to intercept
the missile or any debris from it if it threatens Japanese
territory.
Land-based Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles have
also been delivered to Miyako island in Okinawa prefecture.
Japan's defence ministry said it plans to deploy the PAC-3
interceptors in several different locations - Naha and Nanjo on
Okinawa Island, Ishigaki island and Miyako island.
The Japanese military maintains its air defence systems are not
being readied to shoot down the Korean rocket, but to protect its
territory in case it should pose a threat.
Last week, North Korea said it would launch the rocket between Dec
10 and 22.
North Korea maintains it wants to put satellites into orbit for
peaceful purposes, while the international community suspects the
launches could be a cover for a programme to develop an
intercontinental ballistic missile.
All three stages of the rocket have already been set up on the
launch pad, South Korean media reported.
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