Tuesday 10 April 2012


Nuke test next step for N. Korea in case of more sanctions'
A South Korean news agency reports the North is preparing a new underground nuclear test. It will allegedly follow the long-range missile test planned for later this week. In a rare move, foreign reporters were allowed to see first hand the fully-prepared rocket at the launch site. The North's aim is to put a communications satellite into orbit, but the US and South Korea say it might be a covert ballistic missile test. And Japan is prepared to shoot the rocket down if it goes over its territory.

For analysis, RT talks to Doctor Tim Beal, a researcher and Asia specialist from New Zealand.







Japan Deploys Missile Defenses Ahead of North Korea Launch

9 April, 2012


Japan has deployed missile batteries in Tokyo and dispatched destroyers as North Korea makes final preparations for a rocket launch that could take place this week despite fierce condemnation from across the globe.

Pyongyang says it will launch a satellite for peaceful scientific research between April 12 and 16 to mark the 100th anniversary on April 15 of the birth of founding leader Kim Il-Sung.

But the United States and its allies say it is a disguised missile test and that the launch would contravene UN sanctions aimed at curbing North Korea’s missile program.

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has given the green light to shoot down the rocket if it threatens Japan’s territory.

Patriot missiles were Saturday deployed at the defence ministry in downtown Tokyo and at two other bases in the region to protect the greater Tokyo area.

The ministry also dispatched three Aegis destroyers carrying interceptor missiles, reportedly to the East China Sea where it has already deployed Patriot missiles on the southern island chain of Okinawa, beneath the rocket’s forecast flight path

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