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China-Japan-Koreas
Japan on alert for Nork missile launch
2016-05-31
Japan’s military has been put on alert, and ordered to prepare to intercept a possible North Korean missile, a government source told Japan’s Kyodo News. Japan's Defense Minister Gen Nakatani gave the order amid signs that Pyongyang may go ahead with a ballistic missile launch.
"Set up for target practice, gentlemen."
"Hai!"
"Hai!"
"Hai, sir! All set up, sir!"
Patriot Advanced Capability-3 surface-to-air guided interceptors in central Tokyo were readied as a response to Nakatani's order, and surveillance activities were also stepped up.

A separate government source today told Kyodo News that the Japanese have received indications that Pyongyang is preparing to launch a ballistic missile, possibly an intermediate-range Musudan missile, in the eastern part of North Korea facing the Sea of Japan.

The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously in favor of sanctioning North Korea in March after a resolution drafted by the United States and China, which is considered to be an ally of the North Korean government.

"Virtually all of [North Korea's] resources are channeled into its reckless and relentless pursuit of weapons of mass destruction," U.S. Ambassador Samantha Power told the council after the vote.
Posted by:Steve White

#1  CHINA-ordered, NOKOR-launched.

JAPAN = RUSSIA = is well-aware that CHINA still wants its East China Sea strategic access for the PLA, sooner then later,; + also of course TAIWAN back aka OWG Co-Superpower China's desired future US-style CENTCOM for the Pacific.

By publicly putting forth his electoral position that US overseas Allies sould pay for US Military-Nukulaar Security, TRUMP IS EFFECTIVELY ASKING MANSTREAM AMERICA "IS WW2+ COLD WAR FINALLY TRULY OVER", + "CAN GERMANY + JAPAN BE TRUSTED TO BE NOT ONLY MAJOR/WORLD POWERS AGAIN BUT SUPERPOWERS + OWG CO-SUPERPOWERS"!?

OTOH, TRUMP'S POSITION STILL ALLOWS CHINA AMPLE POT-OBAMA OPPORTUNTY + MILPOL FLEXIBILITY TO ACHIEVE ITS AMBITIONS OF CONTROLLING EAST ASIA + 1/2OF THE PACIFIC [Westpac] IFF US EAST ASIA ALLIES REFUSE TO PAYOUT.

Like it or hate it, POTUS Obama's policy of US-led anti-US "Minimalism" in post-911 Foreign Policy [US-led anti-US OWG-NWO] WON'T BEVER BY THE ELECTION OF A POTUS TRUMP, NOR EVEN A POTUS HILLARY OR SOCIALIST POTUS SANDERS.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2016-05-31 08:24  

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