Japan warned North Korea to destroy the missile

The Dhaka Times Desk Japan warned that it will be destroyed if there is a threat of any North Korean missile falling on the territory of Japan. Korea.

Tokyo issued the warning last Wednesday after Pyongyang announced plans to launch a rocket into space this month, according to media reports.

A statement from Japan's Ministry of Defense said, "After it was confirmed that the North Korean missile would land on Japanese soil, the order was issued to destroy it."

It is known that this order was given to Japan's ballistic missile defense system. Japan has PAC-3 surface-to-air ballistic missile destroyers and similar SM-3 missiles on warships.

Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani issued the order last Wednesday. The order was issued in a ministry statement citing North Korea's plans to launch a missile.

However, North Korea has said that it will launch a satellite in the next few days. Pyongyang is expected to launch it on February 8. On the other hand, it has been reported that the directive to destroy North Korea's missiles will remain in force until February 25.