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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Govt may send PAC-3s to Okinawa / SDF readying for launch of DPRK rocket

[Patriot PAC-3]The government is considering a plan to deploy Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) missiles in Okinawa Prefecture for the possible interception of a rocket that North Korea will launch next month.

Pyongyang claims that the rocket is carrying a satellite.

The Self-Defense Forces may be ordered to shoot down the rocket if it enters Japanese airspace. The order would be issued in early April at the earliest.

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