US plans to deploy Patriots in Japan

Tue. June 27, 2006
US plans to deploy Patriots in Japan
Afp, Tokyo

The United States is considering deploying Patriot interceptor missiles in Japan amid fears North Korea will launch a long-range missile, the Defense Agency said Monday.

The deployment of the Patriot Advanced Capability 3 (PAC-3) missiles on the southern island chain of Okinawa would mark the first time the US military has deployed surface-to-air missiles in Japan.

The Yomiuri Shimbun, citing unnamed government sources, said Washington told Tokyo at a June 17 working-level meeting in Hawaii of the plans to install three to four Patriot missiles at its Okinawa bases.

An additional 500 to 600 US troops also would be deployed along with the PAC-3 missiles by the end of the year, Japan's top-selling daily said.
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http://www.thedailystar.net/2006/06/27/d606271311124.htm

the Tokyo All-Stars?