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Japan says will destroy NKorea missile if threat to territory

Published: 03 Feb 2016 - 10:03 am | Last Updated: 16 Nov 2021 - 05:54 am
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Tokyo: Japan said Wednesday it would destroy a North Korean missile if it threatened to fall on its territory, after Pyongyang announced it planned to launch a space rocket this month.

"Today the defence minister issued an order" to destroy such a missile if it "is confirmed that it will fall on Japanese territory," the defence ministry said in a statement.

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