The
United States plans to send two more missile defence warships to Japan
to counter the threat posed by North Korea's
provocative actions, Pentagon chief Chuck Hagel said today.
The US ships would
join five missile defence vessels already stationed in Japan. The US
announcement followed a move in October to deploy a second early warning
American radar to Japan, stationed in Kyoto, and a decision to increase the
number of ground-based missile interceptors in Alaska.
North
Korea last month test fired two medium-range ballistic missiles capable of
hitting Japan. Tokyo has reportedly ordered its forces to destroy any North
Korean ballistic missiles that pass through its airspace, and has deployed its
own Aegis vessel to the Sea of Japan.
A
mid-range missile fired from North Korea would be capable of reaching Japan.
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