Reuters: Japan puts missile defense on alert as North Korea warns of satellite launch
Japan on Monday put its ballistic missile defenses on alert and warned that it would shoot down any projectile that threatened its territory after North Korea notified it of a satellite launch between May 31 and June 11.
Nuclear-armed North Korea says it has completed its first military spy satellite and leader Kim Jong Un has approved final preparations for the launch.
“The government recognizes that there is a possibility that the satellite may pass through our country’s territory,” Japan’s chief cabinet secretary, Hirokazu Matsuno, told a regular briefing after North Korea informed the Japanese coast guard of the planned launch.
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WNU Editor: Japan is reacting to this .... North Korea tells neighboring Japan of plans to launch satellite, safety warning issued (FOX News).
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Japan condemns North Korea over launch plans -- NHK WORLD
Japan Denounces North Korea’s Plans to Launch Satellite into Orbit -- VOA
Japan Calls on North Korea to Refrain From 'Satellite' Launch -- Bloomberg
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