Japan on alert as N.Korea warns of satellite launch
STORY: Japan put its ballistic missile defenses on alert on Monday (May 29) and warned that it would shoot down any projectile that threatened its territory, after North Korea notified it of a satellite launch between Wednesday May 31 and June 11.
North Korea says it has completed its first military spy satellite and leader Kim Jong Un has approved final preparations for the launch.
Analysts say the satellite is part of a surveillance technology program, which includes drones and is aimed at helping nuclear-armed North Korea to strike targets in the event of war.
Japan's defense ministry said in a statement it would use its Standard Missile-3 (SM-3) or Patriot Missile PAC-3 to destroy a North Korea missile.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters such a launch would be a serious violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions condemning North Korea's nuclear and missile activity.
South Korea also called on the North to scrap the planned launch.
And China's foreign ministry called for dialogue to ease the escalating tensions.
Reclusive North Korea has conducted a series of missile launches and weapons tests in recent months, including a new, solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile.
Japan expects Pyongyang to fire the rocket carrying its satellite over the southwest island chain as it did in 2016, a defense ministry spokesperson said.
相關影片推薦
- 1:18美馬戲團大象逃脫 穿梭車陣民眾驚呼 馬路秒變野生動物園Yahoo奇摩(國際通)32,394 次觀看・1 天前
- 6:11強震來臨這3個縣市最危險 李鴻源曝災防都更因「票房毒藥」難行今天誰來沛268,412 次觀看・1 天前
- 1:53加拿大史上最大黃金盜竊案逮6人 加航「內鬼」偽造空運單 400公斤黃金恐已熔化售出Yahoo奇摩(國際通)37,884 次觀看・1 天前
- 1:13柯建銘質詢一半突喊「我看不到」計時器 透露眼睛病變華視影音8,247 次觀看・1 天前
- 2:02英國女遊台南「喝全糖珍奶」 嚇壞驚呼:天大錯誤華視影音315,266 次觀看・2 天前
- 1:1126歲抗癌網紅因胃癌去世 生命最後5個月沒吃沒喝娛樂星聞60,686 次觀看・3 天前
- 1:15謝和弦不認偷吃陳芳語嗆前妻記錯人!自爆出軌對象是「她」秒遭Keanna打臉娛樂星聞16,940 次觀看・1 天前
- 23:55台積電法說會登場 投資人關心加碼美國新廠風險 但面對拜登和川普搶當美國保護主義隊長 川普幕僚密謀促貶美元 拜登祭301調查要提高中國商品關稅 台積電等於買了保險|鏡轉全球 #鏡鏡新聞1,202 次觀看・1 天前
- 1:17情侶吵架「氣到跳車」 女友摔翻滾5圈慘死|#鏡新聞鏡新聞2,620 次觀看・2 天前
- 1:41土耳其「身障狗狗列車」出動 天天載毛孩外出兜風、感受世界風光Yahoo奇摩(國際通)63,006 次觀看・1 天前