Russia's air defenses on high Alert over North Korea says [Russian] Senator

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Russia has put its eastern air defense systems on high alert following an exchange of nuclear threats between neighboring North Korea and U.S. President Donald Trump, a top Russian lawmaker said on Friday.

"What is now happening around North Korea cannot fail to instill us with a feeling of concern and a comprehension of the need for additional measures to protect our territory," Senator Viktor Ozerov, who served as head of the Russian top house’s defense committee until last month told state news agency RIA Novosti on Friday.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/russia-apos-air-defenses-high-103104708.html

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According to Ozerov, the Russian military is in a state of high readiness, should a new missile launch go awry. Russia’s anti-air missiles are prepared to take on a North Korean missile launched with erroneous coordinates as “the likelihood of a mistake...is high enough.”

The test prior to the last one landed 60 miles off the Russian coast. They weren't particularly pleased about that.