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Japan deploys Patriots near Tokyo to guard against N. Korean strike
East-Asia-Intel ^
| 05/29/05
| Bill Gertz
Posted on 05/28/2005 10:15:42 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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Japan deploys Patriots near Tokyo to guard against N. Korean strike
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| One of the Patriot (PAC-3) missile air defense artillery brigades would be deployed at Fuchu Air Base in Tokyo. The new Patriot missiles can intercept and destroy ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and enemy aircraft. |
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Japan is preparing to deploy Patriot-3 missiles at its military base in the Tokyo metropolitan area to intercept any ballistic missiles from neighboring North Korea. The unit must be located near Tokyo because their maximum intercept range and altitude is 30 kilometers, giving them only seconds to intercept ballistic missiles headed toward one of the world's largest population centers. |
TOPICS: Extended News; Foreign Affairs; Japan; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: airdefense; fuchu; japan; miliarybase; missile; nkorea; northeastasia; northkorea; patriot3; patriotmissiles; tokyo
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To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:16:20 AM PDT
by
MikefromOhio
(Is anyone else ready for football to begin again?)
To: TigerLikesRooster; sushiman; Ronin; AmericanInTokyo; gaijin; struggle; GATOR NAVY; OahuBreeze; ...
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:17:17 AM PDT
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Things are starting to heat up a lot.
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:17:55 AM PDT
by
mazack
To: TigerLikesRooster
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:20:42 AM PDT
by
al baby
(father of the beeber)
To: al baby
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:22:56 AM PDT
by
BladeLWS
To: al baby
Re #7
It says Fuchu air base.
To: TigerLikesRooster
Be nice i just asked a question.
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:24:26 AM PDT
by
al baby
(father of the beeber)
To: BladeLWS
Fuchu Air Base The x-home of 5th AF, now located at Yokota AB.
To: TigerLikesRooster
And then nuke the p*ss out of NK on the first launch.
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:30:34 AM PDT
by
Abcdefg
To: demlosers
Fuchu pronounce that for us,ok?
To: al baby
LOL
We just deployed F-117s to SK as well.
Hmmmm. Wonder if we are trying to deter an NK nuclear test.
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:33:49 AM PDT
by
ProudVet77
(Warning: Frequent sarcastic posts)
To: TigerLikesRooster
If this is true, then the option of preemption could well be in the air.
To: nkycincinnatikid
It's pronounced 'Fooochuuu'. But the other way is fine with me. ;^)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Where does the world's most underpenalized defense go after winning three out of four Super Bowls?
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:39:18 AM PDT
by
sittnick
(There's no salvation in politics.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I'm not sure how a Patriot is going to stop a nuclear bomb.
To: nw_arizona_granny
another North Korea ping back to you.
To: sittnick
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posted on
05/28/2005 10:41:08 AM PDT
by
al baby
(father of the beeber)
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