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Japan readies military to shoot down N Korean rocket

By REUTERS

FEBRUARY 3, 2016 06:17

TOKYO - Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani on Wednesday ordered ballistic missile defense units, including Aegis destroyers in the Sea of Japan and Patriot missile batteries onshore, to be ready to shoot down any North Korean rocket that threatened Japan.

Japan's decision to put its military on heightened alert comes after North Korea told the United Nations it plans to launch a satellite as early as next week, a move that could advance Pyongyang's long-range missile technology following its fourth nuclear test on Jan. 6.

South Korea said earlier on Wednesday that the planned satellite launch was really a plan to launch a long-range missile and warned that the North will pay a "severe price" if it goes ahead.

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