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Bosonic

(3,746 posts) Sat Apr 5, 2014, 03:56 AM Apr 2014

Japan orders military to strike any new North Korea missile launches

Source: Reuters

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan has ordered a destroyer in the Sea of Japan to strike any ballistic missiles that may be launched by North Korea in the coming weeks after Pyongyang fired a Rodong medium-range missile over the sea, a government source said on Saturday.

Japanese Defense Minister Itsunori Onodera issued the order on Thursday, but did not make it public in order to avoid putting a chill on renewed talks between Tokyo and Pyongyang, the first in more than a year, local media reported earlier.

"The defense minister made the order from April 3rd through to the 25th to prepare for any additional missile launches," the source said.

Onodera, the source said, did not deploy Patriot missile batteries that would be the last line of defense against incoming warheads.

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Japan orders military to strike any new North Korea missile launches (Original Post) Bosonic Apr 2014 OP

bump... nt Jesus Malverde Apr 2014 #1

K&R n/t Feral Child Apr 2014 #2

This looks similar to the stance taken by Seoul davidpdx Apr 2014 #3

One little difference: these are not disputed territorial waters but... Brother Buzz Apr 2014 #4

Japan, like South Korea, is sick and tired of the North's antics. IronGate Apr 2014 #5

Well CFLDem Apr 2014 #6

No, that's business as usual until someone pulls one of these out of their hat: freshwest Apr 2014 #7

Jesus Malverde

(10,274 posts)

1. bump... nt

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 08:27 AM

Apr 2014

Feral Child

(2,086 posts)

2. K&R n/t

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 08:51 AM

Apr 2014

davidpdx

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3. This looks similar to the stance taken by Seoul

Reply to Bosonic (Original post)

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 04:47 PM

Apr 2014

in that they will be matching any aggressive moves made by North Korea.

Brother Buzz

(36,445 posts)

4. One little difference: these are not disputed territorial waters but...

Reply to davidpdx (Reply #3)

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 06:34 PM

Apr 2014

International waters. I'm not sure what the ramifications, if any, are.

IronGate

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5. Japan, like South Korea, is sick and tired of the North's antics.

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #4)

Sat Apr 5, 2014, 08:43 PM

Apr 2014

They're finally saying enough is enough and any action will be met with a counter action.

CFLDem

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6. Well

Reply to IronGate (Reply #5)

Sun Apr 6, 2014, 03:17 AM

Apr 2014

As long as the counteraction isn't net with counter counteraction, I guess we're all good then .

freshwest

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7. No, that's business as usual until someone pulls one of these out of their hat:

Reply to CFLDem (Reply #6)

Sun Apr 6, 2014, 03:32 AM

Apr 2014

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Little Kim's statements to world always seem to be same. He hates X, Y and Z and will nuke them. We only hope he isn't really that far gone . Talk about having a bad neighbor next door, I'd hate to live near him, he's a bogeyman.

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