Trump said Japan should have shot down overflying North Korea missiles [View all]
Source: Japan Times
WASHINGTON – U.S. President Donald Trump has said Japan should have shot down the North Korean missiles that flew over the country before landing in the Pacific Ocean earlier this year, diplomatic sources have said, despite the difficulties and potential ramifications of doing so.
The revelation ame as Trump was set to arrive in Japan on Sunday, at the start of five-nation trip to Asia. Threats from North Korea’s nuclear and missile development will be high on the agenda in Trump’s talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Monday.
Trump questioned Japan’s decision not to shoot down the missiles when he met or spoke by phone with leaders from Southeast Asian countries over recent months to discuss how to respond to the threats from North Korea, the sources said.
The U.S. president said he could not understand why a country of samurai warriors did not shoot down the missiles, the sources said.
-snip-
Read more: https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/11/05/national/politics-diplomacy/trump-said-japan-shot-overflying-north-korea-missiles/#.Wf5rH1tSzX4
= new reply since forum marked as read