Japanese army deploys Patriot air defence missile area of North Korea satellite trajectory 0412123

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012, 09:33 AM
 
Japanese army deploys Patriot air defence missile near area of North Korea satellite's trajectory.
The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force’s transport ship ’Kunisaki’ left the port of Hiroshima carrying Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors. Officials said the ship was headed to Okinawa which is near the area of the North Korea satellite’s trajectory. Officials say they will learn from the DPRK’s (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) previous launch attempt in April, when Japan was criticized for its delay in informing the public.
     
The Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force’s transport ship ’Kunisaki’ left the port of Hiroshima carrying Patriot Advanced Capability-3 missile interceptors. Officials said the ship was headed to Okinawa which is near the area of the satellite’s trajectory. Officials say they will learn from the DPRK’s (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) previous launch attempt in April, when Japan was criticized for its delay in informing the public.
A unit of the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles is loaded onto Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force’s (MSDF) transport vessel Osumi at an MSDF base in Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, in this photo taken by Kyodo December 3, 2012.
     

The Japanese government has said it will improve its emergency public information system, in the event that the DPRK goes ahead with its satellite launch plan. Meanwhile, the country’s Defense Ministry earlier on Monday began deploying missile interceptors to the southern Japanese islands of Okinawa.

Osamu Fujimura, Japan's chief cabinet secretary, said, "We will make the necessary information public on time through an emergency system if the DPRK goes ahead with the satellite launch plan. We hope our people pay attention to the broadcast news."