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TOKYO-Japan deployed two ballistic missile destroyers to the Sea of Japan on Saturday to intercept any dangerous debris in the event that a controversial missile launch planned by North Korea goes awry.Pyongyang has said it would launch a communications satellite between April 4-8 that regional powers believe will actually be a test of its long-range missile, the Taepodong-2, which is already believed to be on its launch pad at a North Korean missile base.On Saturday morning, Japan deployed two Aegis-equipped destroyers with Standard Missile-3 interceptors to the Sea of Japan, which lies between the Korean peninsula and the Japanese archipelago, a Defense Ministry official said.A third Aegis-equipped defense ship left another base for the Pacific Ocean, where the missile is expected to land, the official said.The United States, Japan's main security ally, meanwhile, is set to deploy two Aegis-equipped ships with missile defense capabilities from the South Korean port of Busan on the 30th, a U.S. military official said on Saturday.The official declined to disclose their destination or mission.By Chang-Ran Kim
PICTURE:A truck carrying the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missiles arrives at Asaka Base near Tokyo, March 27, 2009.REUTERS/Toru Hanai
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