Notice from Pyongyang to Japan of the launch of a satellite and the readiness of the Self-Defense Forces

 

After Japan received a notification from North Korea about the latter's intention to plan a satellite launch in the coming days, the Japanese Coast Guard issued a safety warning to ships passing through the region at the time of the launch and coordinated and distributed information on maritime security in East Asia, Japanese Defense Minister yasukazu Hamada also said that he ordered the Japanese Self-Defense Forces to shoot down the satellite or debris, if any enters Japanese territory.

Taiwan's defenses are on alert following the incursion of Chinese warplanes into the defense zone

 

More than 30 Chinese warplanes entered Taiwan's air defense zone within six hours, the island's Defense Ministry announced on Thursday, in a new intensification of Chinese military incursion sorties within one day.

North Korea fires 2 missiles in tests condemned by neighbors

North Korea fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea east of the country Monday in its second test launch in three days, prompting Japan to request an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council.

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