Antimissile battery deployed in northern Japan after N. Korea missile tests

Japan deployed an antimissile battery Tuesday in Hakodate, a major city on the northernmost main island of Hokkaido near the flight paths of ballistic missiles recently launched by North Korea.The battery was moved to a Ground Self-Defense Force camp in the city from an Air Self-Defense Force base about 70 kilometers away, apparently because its interceptors only cover a range of roughly several dozen kilometers.The surface-to-air interceptors, called Patriot Advanced Capability-3, are designed to shoot down ballistic missiles before they hit a ground target if Japan's sea-based Standard Mi…READ FULL ARTICLE