Japan puts anti-North Korean missiles in Tokyo

[danish_vij]

JAPAN has announced it is deploying Patriot missile interceptors around Tokyo as a precaution against North Korea's nuclear threats.
The Patriot missiles - an advanced version of the interceptor of Gulf War fame - are being moved to key locations around Japan's capital city, including the defense ministry headquarters.
Other key military bases on the Japanese mainland are also taking similar precautionary measures, reports indicate.
Japan's defense minister has also reportedly put destroyers with missile interception systems on alert in the Sea of Japan.
Japan purchased the PAC-3 version of the Patriot missile launchers from the United States during the past decade to face just such a threat.
While it has never attempted to shoot down North Korean ballistic missile tests which passed over its territory in the past, the military deployment suggests Japan is not taking any risks ahead of a possible missile launch by the rogue state.
Two medium-range Musudan missiles have reportedly been loaded on to mobile launchers and deployed to undisclosed locations on North Korea's east coast on the Sea of Japan.


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[kawaraj]

Tokyo is a metro hosting 30 percent of Japanese population. reasonable enough.

 

[danish_vij]

Tokyo is a metro hosting 30 percent of Japanese population. reasonable enough.

from the another source i read that they are plaing 2-3 more such missiles only in takyo....cant find the link though...

 

[anon45]

why the angry face? This seems like a perfectly reasonable countermeasure.

 

[ChineseTiger1986]

They are delusional, PAC-3 is used for the air defense, not to intercept the ballistic missiles.

Not even SM-3 could handle this job properly, let alone the anti-aircraft missiles.

 

[Audio]

They are delusional, PAC-3 is used for the air defense, not to intercept the ballistic missiles.

Not even SM-3 could handle this job properly, let alone the anti-aircraft missiles.

PAC-3 is optimized vs tactical ballistic missiles, not for air defense.

The PAC-3 missile evolved from the Strategic Defense Initiative's ERINT missile, and so it is dedicated almost entirely to the anti-ballistic missile mission.
However, despite its increases in ballistic missile defense capabilities, the PAC-3 missile is a less capable interceptor of atmospheric aircraft and air-to-surface missiles. It is slower, has a shorter range, and has a smaller explosive warhead compared to older Patriot missiles.

MIM-104 Patriot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

I would cry if i was you.....

 

[danish_vij]

why the angry face? This seems like a perfectly reasonable countermeasure.

japan must b angry from north korea and this face is to show the firmness of japan

 

[anon45]

They are delusional, PAC-3 is used for the air defense, not to intercept the ballistic missiles.

Not even SM-3 could handle this job properly, let alone the anti-aircraft missiles.

If the missile is aimed at Tokyo the PAC-3 can intercept it in the terminal stage.