LinkAsia
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MBC
| Apr 15, 2013
It is impossible for Japan to rearm under its current constitution. But as North Korea has continued to raise tensions in northeast Asia, public opinion has shifted towards favoring a constitutional amendment that would allow Japan to push ahead w...
LinkAsia
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MBC
| Apr 12, 2013
North Korea appears to be preparing to launch at least one medium-range rocket to celebrate the anniversary of founding father Kim Il-sung's birth. South Korea and the US have anti-missile batteries ready to shoot down the rocket if it poses a thr...
Reuters
| Apr 9, 2013
The top American naval commander in the Pacific, Admiral Samuel Locklear, told a Senate panel that the US is prepared to shoot a North Korean missile out of the sky, and that he would recommend such action if Pyongyang fires at the US or any ally....
CNN
| Apr 9, 2013
Japanese self-defense forces placed Patriot anti-missile batteries in central Tokyo and suburbs last night, amid concerns of a possible North Korean missile test. CNN's Diana Magnay reports.
CNN
| Apr 8, 2013
North Korea has threatened to strike US bases in the South, and defensive Patriot missile batteries are armed and ready to counter any incoming fire from the north. Meanwhile, in the cities, maps are posted showing the locations of underground she...
Democracy Now!
| Apr 4, 2013
As North Korea threatens to launch a nuclear attack on the United States, the Obama administration is quietly expressing concern its own recent actions may have been too provocative and could inadvertently trigger a deeper crisis. Democracy Now! d...
Associated Press
| Dec 14, 2012
US Defense Secretary Leon Penetta announced the US will send two batteries of Patriot missiles and 400 troops to Turkey as part of a NATO force meant to protect Turkish territory from potential Syrian missile attack. He also reiterated previous wa...
Associated Press
| Dec 11, 2012
Japan mobilized its anti-missile defenses amid reports that North Korea made good on its plan to fire a long-range rocket, defying warnings from the United Nations and the US. This time, unlike the last time, the rocket apparently worked.
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Euronews
| Nov 15, 2012
Video footage shows the reaction in Israel to the latest rocket attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas. One woman is visibly upset as an Israeli anti-missile system is activated, suggesting further rockets have been launched from Gaza. Thre...
LinkAsia
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MBC
| Oct 12, 2012
The US signed off on amending a 2001 agreement this past week, increasing South Korea's ballistic missile range from 300 to 800 kilometers. South Korean broadcaster MBC reports on what effect it will have on preventing a North Korean attack.
— Apr 13, 2012 at 08:26 am
...launch sites in Iran and North Korea. One argument against the importance of a missile shield is that neither Iran or North Korea has yet develo...
— last Monday at 01:37 am
...with Russia critical missile-defense data. The Washington Free Beacon reports those Pentagon discussions are aimed at convincing Moscow that U.S...
— Oct 9, 2012 at 02:54 am
— Jun 8, 2012 at 01:40 pm
Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and destruction of attacking missiles. Originally conceived as a defence against nuclear-armed Intercontinental ballistic missiles, its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged non-nuclear tactical and theater missiles.
The United States, Russia, France, India, and Israel have all developed such air defense systems. In the United States, missile defense was originally the responsibility of the Army. The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has developed maritime systems and command and control that will eventually be transferred to the Navy and Air Force for operation and sustainment.
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