Japan ready to deploy Aegis ships, PAC 3 if North Korea test rocket

Sankei Shimbun reported that Tokyo is mulling deploying Aegis destroyers in the Sea of Japan and the East China Sea if North Korea proceed with the test of a rocket next month.

By U.S. Navy photo [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

PAC-3 air defense systems will be deployed in Tokyo and Okinawa to prevent any debris from the rocket from hitting Japan.

Source: Japan ready to deploy Aegis ships, PAC 3 if North Korea test rocket