Japan's Defense Ministry orders North Korean missile to be shot down

Jiji Press news agency reported that on December 7, Japan's Defense Ministry ordered to shoot down a North Korean missile if it threatened its territory.

According to Jiji, Japanese Defense Minister Satoshi Morimoto has ordered the country's forces to shoot down the missile or its parts if it is observed to be about to fall on the territory.

PAC-3 interceptor missile. (Source: Kyodo/VNA)

Earlier, Japan deployed surface-to-air missile systems and put its armed forces on combat alert.

In addition, Tokyo also deployed Aegis-class warships to neighboring waters.

Previously, on December 6, the US Navy also dispatched two Aegis-class warships, Benfold and Fitzgerald, to coordinate with Japanese destroyers to deal with North Korea's missile launch plan.

Television footage showed the Aegis-class destroyer equipped with the SM-3 interceptor missile system leaving its base in Sasebo, about 900km west of the capital Tokyo./.

According to (Vietnam+) - DT