It ordered naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan.
Kim Jong-un, leader of North Korea (Photo: AFP)
Tokyo: Japan on Monday put its military on alert for a possible North Korean ballistic missile launch, ordering naval destroyers and anti-ballistic missile Patriot batteries to be ready to shoot down any projectile heading for Japan, state broadcaster NHK said.
A spokesman for the Japan's Ministry of Defence in Tokyo declined to say whether such an order has been issued.
( Source : reuters )
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