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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on August 13, 2017, 08:56:58 am
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Japan deploys Patriot interceptors as North Korea alarms global leaders
By: The Associated Press 1 day ago
WASHINGTON — Japan has started deploying land-based Patriot interceptors after North Korea threatened to send ballistic missiles flying over western Japan and landing near Guam.
The Japanese Defense Ministry said Friday the Patriot Advanced Capability-3, or PAC-3, surface-to-air interceptors are being deployed at four locations: Hiroshima, Kochi, Shimane and Ehime.
http://www.defensenews.com/smr/space-missile-defense/2017/08/11/japan-deploys-patriot-interceptors-as-north-korea-alarms-global-leaders/