Japan deploys interceptors for launch
<p><span word="Japan">Japan</span> <span word="completed">completed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="deployment">deployment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="interceptor">interceptor</span> <span word="missiles">missiles</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Ministry">Ministry</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Democratic">Democratic</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="moved">moved</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="stages">stages</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="position">position</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="controversial">controversial</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>.</p><p><span word="Japan">Japan</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="installed">installed</span> <span word="ground">ground</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="Patriot">Patriot</span> <span word="Advanced">Advanced</span> <span word="Capability">Capability</span>-3 <span word="interceptors">interceptors</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="islands">islands</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Tokyo">Tokyo</span>, <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="News">News</span> <span word="Agency">Agency</span> <span word="cited">cited</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="three">three</span> <span word="Maritime">Maritime</span> <span word="Self">Self</span>-<span word="Defense">Defense</span> <span word="Force">Force</span> <span word="Aegis">Aegis</span> <span word="destroyers">destroyers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ministry">ministry</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="observation">observation</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="stage">stage</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="April">April</span> 16 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="celebrate">celebrate</span> <span word="the">the</span> 100<span word="th">th</span> <span word="anniversary">anniversary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="birth">birth</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="founder">founder</span> <span word="Kim">Kim</span> <span word="Il">Il</span>-<span word="sung">sung</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Kwangmyongsong">Kwangmyongsong</span>-3 <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northwest">northwest</span>. <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scientific">scientific</span> <span word="achievement">achievement</span> <span word="intended">intended</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="improve">improve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="satellite">satellite</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="aroused">aroused</span> <span word="concerns">concerns</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="community">community</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cancel">cancel</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>, <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="firing">firing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="long">long</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="rocket">rocket</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="violate">violate</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="resolutions">resolutions</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Pyongyang">Pyongyang</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="promise">promise</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="suspend">suspend</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="nuclear">nuclear</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="activity">activity</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Joint">Joint</span> <span word="Chiefs">Chiefs</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Staff">Staff</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republic">Republic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Korea">Korea</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="reporters">reporters</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ROK">ROK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> "<span word="are">are</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="tabs">tabs</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="movements">movements</span>" <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="DPRK">DPRK</span>'<span word="s">s</span> "<span word="long">long</span>-<span word="range">range</span> <span word="missile">missile</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>".</p>
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