THE LATEST: JAPAN DEPLOYS LAND-BASED MISSILE INTERCEPTORS
Source: Associated Press
Aug 11, 11:25 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) -- . . .
11:20 a.m.
Japan has started deploying land-based Patriot interceptors after North Korea threatened to send ballistic missiles flying over western Japan and landing near Guam.
The Defense Ministry said Friday the PAC-3 surface-to-air interceptors are being deployed at four locations: Hiroshima, Kochi, Shimane and Ehime.
The deployment is largely aimed at responding to the risk of falling fragments while missiles fly over the region.
The four PAC-3 systems are brought from eastern Japan, as its missile defense is largely centered around Tokyo. They are expected to arrive in the designated sites early Saturday.
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still_one
(91,937 posts)dembotoz
(16,734 posts)last i heard their success rate was considered good but not great
heaven05
(18,124 posts)Well everyone here with any sense called this disaster in the making...pres.bannon and his sockpuppet toy potus....
dalton99a
(81,062 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)Can N.K.'s missiles be shot down by Japan?
Sunlei
(22,651 posts)guess airlines would have to stop flights for a few weeks.
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)Sunlei
(22,651 posts)PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)Old Vet
(2,001 posts)yeah, the usa has some lethal shit out there.. And that's the un-classified stuff.
inanna
(3,547 posts)Even though I am scared shitless.