Japan defence ministry says it ordered preparation for destruction of any North Korean missile
- Says order is in response to North Korea's planned launch of what it says is a satellite
- Says order for destruction would be for any North Korean missile that is confirmed to land in our territory
- standard SM-3 or Patriot missile Pac-3 would be deployed for any destruction of North Korean missile
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The background to this is that NK informed Japan it intends to launch a satellite between May 31-June 11.
Kim Jong Un and sister Kim Yo Jong