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Tag: missile defense

Drowning in noise

On April 4, 2009 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan Blog1 Comment

While Japan waited anxiously Saturday to see whether North Korea would launch its rocket, the day ended up being notable for the defense ministry's mistakenly informing the public not once but twice that launch had occurred.Yomiuri has the details on how the public came to be misinformed. The first mistake, which occurred around 10am Saturday, …

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Jumping the gun

On April 4, 2009 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan Blog1 Comment

The weather is apparently clear in North Korea, and the Korean Central News Agency has announced that the DPRK will soon send its satellite into orbit.Japan is on hair trigger alert. The defense ministry has indicated that it will announce its response to the rocket launch within minutes, using information from US early-warning satellites and …

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Japan’s security kabuki

On March 30, 2009 By Tobias S. HarrisIn Observing Japan Blog3 Comments

The Taepodong-2 rocket — because, as Jun Okumura rightly notes, it is not a missile unless it is used a weapon — North Korea claims will deliver a satellite into orbit is on the launch site, awaiting a launch that will reportedly occur between 6 and 8 April. Japan is in a state of alarm.The …

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