North Korea likely preparing to strike U.S. military bases in Japan
By Elizabeth Shim Contact the Author | March 6, 2017 at 11:03 AM
A U.S. F-16 fighter takes off from Osan Air Base, south of Seoul, on Monday amid heightened tensions raised by North Korea's launch of four ballistic missiles. Photo by Yonhap News Agency/UPI
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March 6 (UPI) -- The four missiles North Korea launched on Monday were likely practice for targeting U.S. military bases in Japan.
According to South Korea's joint chiefs of staff, three of the four missiles landed in Japanese territorial waters, making it likely North Korea is rehearsing attacks against U.S. military stations in Japan, from where reinforcements for the Korean peninsula would arrive in the event of war.
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2017/03/06/North-Korea-likely-preparing-to-strike-US-military-bases-in-Japan/8991488814629/
