Image from Military PicturesFrom The Guardian:
• Pyongyang says response would be act of war
• Regional tensions rise over missile launch
Japan today threatened to shoot down a satellite that North Korea plans to launch early next month if it shows any signs of striking its territory.
Tokyo's warning that it would deploy its multibillion-dollar missile defence system raised tensions in the region after North Korea said that it had identified a potential "danger area" near Japanese territory along the rocket's flight path.
The regime told the International Maritime Organisation that the missile would be launched during daylight between 4 and 8 April, and that its boosters would fall into the Sea of Japan – about 75 miles (120km) from Japan's north-west coast – and the Pacific Ocean.
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More News On Japan's Threat To Shoot Down North Korea's Missile Test
Japan threat to shoot down N. Korean satellite -- CNN
Japan, South Korea Warn North's Launch Will Have Consequences -- Voice Of America
Japan Warns North Korea Over Rocket Launch -- New York Times
Japan protests NKorea's rocket launch plan -- AP
North Korea Provokes Response With Plans To Launch Satellite In April -- AHN
N. Korea's 'Satellite launch' angers neighbors -- Press TV
FACTBOX: International sanctions against North Korea -- Reuters
FACTBOX-North Korea's Taepodong-2 long-range missile -- Reuters
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