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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Defense ministry plans to deploy destroyers closer to N. Korea

Atago class destroyerThe Japanese Defense Ministry plans to deploy destroyers closer to North Korea to improve its ability to detect a North Korean rocket launch, sources close to the matter said Wednesday.

The move comes after the ministry failed to obtain information in a timely fashion on the North's rocket launch in April.

The plan also calls for Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers equipped with the Aegis air defense system to use information from U.S. early-warning satellites and enhance cooperation with U.S. Aegis-equipped frigates, the sources said.

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