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Art_from_Ark

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8. North Korean missiles have already flown over Japanese airspace

Reply to longship (Reply #4)

Thu Apr 11, 2013, 01:20 AM

Apr 2013

One that was launched in 1998 flew over Hokkaido. The most recent one, which was launched last December, flew over Okinawa. Thus, their missiles definitely have the range to hit Japan, and the Japanese government has deemed it to be a serious enough threat to put Tokyo area defenses on red alert.

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North Korean missiles have already flown over Japanese airspace Art_from_Ark Apr 2013 #8

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