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Japan gives the lie to rumors about an imminent delivery of US Patriot missiles
Tokyo, Japan - No formal proposal from Washington, according to Japanese Government

Japanese Government has firmly given the lie today to rumors concerning a rapid US intervention in order to defend Japanese territory against the threat represented by North Korean ballistic missiles. Although Tokyo is scheduling to provide itself with a sufficient number of Standard SM-3 and Patriot PAC-3 systems by 2008 to warrant a higher security (see for details AVIONEWS), US proposal for a quick...
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 61290
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency