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Russian Information Agency Novosti
December 11, 2010
Japan plans more Patriot systems to shoot down N. Korean missiles

Tokyo: Japan will deploy a larger network of land-based U.S. Patriot PAC-3
systems to ensure effective defenses against North Korean ballistic missiles, a
draft defense document says.

The White Paper on national defense, an annual revision of the country's basic
defense program, is expected to be adopted by the end of 2010 to reflect the
recent crisis on the Korean peninsula.

Patriot missiles were previously deployed only at three air bases in Japan but in the near future additional systems will be placed on all major Japanese islands, the draft document says.
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Japan is one of the 12 nations that have selected the combat-proven Patriot
system as a key component of their air and missile defense program.

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See also
Reuters
Japan eyes nationwide missile interceptors: report
Dec. 10, 2010 (Text sent from Rock Rozoff on Dec. 11, 2010)
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