Japan and South Korea ‘to SHOOT DOWN’ Kim Jong-un’s rocket debris
NORTH Korea’s closest neighbours have vowed to shoot down any debris that falls on their territories from a long-range rocket Pyongyang plans to fire this month.
By TOM BATCHELOR
Express.co.uk
Thu, Feb 4, 2016
South Korea and Japan made the pledge as officials in Seoul revealed they had detected preparations by Pyongyang for the firing of a rocket.
The North announced the launch of an observation satellite aboard a rocket for between February 8-25.
But South Korea and the United States say such a move would be a cover for a banned test of a missile that could strike the US mainland.
A launch would threaten regional security and violate UN Security Council resolutions that ban the North from engaging in any nuclear and ballistic activities.
The Rest…HERE
