U.S. OKs missile sales to Japan amid N. Korea threat

The United States has decided to sell 56 advanced medium-range missiles to Japan for an estimated $113 million, the State Department said Wednesday as the two allies face the growing missile and nuclear threat posed by North Korea.(Korea Media)The planned sale of the AIM-120C-7 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missiles "will provide Japan a critical air defense capability to assist in defending the Japanese homeland and U.S. personnel stationed there," the department said in a statement.The arms deal, pending approval by Congress, comes at the request of the Japanese government, and the Def…READ FULL ARTICLE