TOKYO could almost hear the collective "Oh, damn," from Japan, the Ministry of Defence on Friday as a North Korean missile was removed shortly after takeoff and fell into the sea. Japan spends about $ 5 billion a year on missile defense and had mobilized forces across the country to shoot down the missile if it strayed anywhere near Japanese territory. It would have been the first shots in anger by the Japanese since theSecond World War.
"This was not a political show. They were very serious and have tried to break down if it came within Japanese territory," says Takashi Kawakami, professor of international affairs and military specialist at Takushoku University in Tokyo.
"This was not a political show. They were very serious and have tried to break down if it came within Japanese territory," says Takashi Kawakami, professor of international affairs and military specialist at Takushoku University in Tokyo.
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