Japan Puts Military On Alert For Possible North Korea Missile Launch

[Purveyor]

Source: Reuters

TOKYO/SEOUL (Reuters) - Japan put its military on alert on Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile firing, while South Korea also said it had detected evidence of launch preparations, officials from Japan and South Korea said.

Tension in the region has been high since North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and followed that with a satellite launch and test launches of various missiles.

Japan ordered naval destroyers and Patriot anti-ballistic missile batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for the country, state broadcaster NHK said.

A Japanese official, who declined to be identified as he is not authorized to speak to the media, confirmed the order. A spokesmen for Japan's defense ministry declined to comment.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/japan-puts-military-alert-possible-north-korea-missile-105437685.html?ref=gs

[SusanCalvin]

1. Oh great. Just what the world needs, a nut with nukes. nt

[bucolic_frolic]

2. The American People are waiting

for Lying Trump's response to this news

It should make headlines

[Art_from_Ark]

3. He's already come out in favor of Japan and S. Korea having their own nuclear weapons

[bucolic_frolic]

4. Yeah, well ...

THAT was before the imminent launch, now it's a crisis and the

TrumpPhone is ringing, what's he gonna do? Quick call Cheney and Rumsfeld???

[Art_from_Ark]

6. Believe it or not, North Korea tried three launches last month

According to NHK (Japanese PBS) News, North Korea attempted to launch three medium-range Musudan missiles last month (one on April 15 and two on April 28), all of which were reputed to have exploded immediately after launch. And the Japanese Self-Defense Forces had been on Red Alert from early this year when NK had launched another missile. That Red Alert was lifted earlier this month, but a new one has now been issued.

[christx30]

5. It's been more than 10 minutes since he said that.

Might want to check back with him. He may have evolved his thinking.

[Art_from_Ark]

7. LOL

Yeah, he'd probably phone up the Japanese prime minister and offer to make him a deal on some nifty anti-missile missiles.

[allan01]

8. ruroh shaggy here we go again.

[Eugene]

9. Attempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea

Source: Reuters

Business | Tue May 31, 2016 3:33am EDT

Attempted North Korea missile launch fails: South Korea

SEOUL | BY JU-MIN PARK

North Korea attempted to fire a missile from its east coast early on Tuesday but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean officials said, in what would be the latest in a string of unsuccessful ballistic missile tests by the isolated country.

The launch attempt took place at around 5:20 a.m. Seoul time (04:20 p.m. EDT), said the officials, who asked not to be identified, without elaborating.

Tension in Northeast Asia has been high since North Korea conducted its fourth nuclear test in January and followed that with a satellite launch and test launches of various missiles.

Japan put its military alert on Monday for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-missile-fail-idUSKCN0YM015

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Source: BBC

North Korea missile test launch off east coast 'fails'

31 May 2016 Asia

North Korea has attempted to fire a ballistic missile off its east coast but the launch appears to have failed, South Korean military officials say.

It is unclear what type of missile it was, but it follows three failed tests of the medium-range "Musudan" missile in April.

The North is banned by the UN from using any ballistic missile technology.

Tensions have run high in the region after Pyongyang's fourth nuclear test in January and numerous missile tests.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36414914