Japan tests anti-missile system
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Japan uses a ship-based defence system to shoot down a ballistic missile, the first such test by a US ally.
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Israel carried out a missile test on Thursday, the Defence Ministry said, raising speculation the launch was part of a program to develop longer-range weapons or improve an anti-missile defence system.
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Japan and the United States agreed Friday to expand their cooperation on a ballistic missile defense shield, moving to protect themselves amid concerns that North Korea could test-fire a long-range missile.
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Japanese and US reconnaissance information indicates that North Korea might be preparing to test-fire either a Nodong or Taepodong ballistic missile, Japanese government sources said Thursday.
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An interceptor missile destroyed a mock warhead over the Pacific Ocean on Friday in a key test of the nation's missile defense system, U.S. military officials said.
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ISLAMABAD - Pakistan successfully test-fired a short-range, nuclear-capable missile Monday in its efforts to beef up its national defense, a Defense Ministry official said.
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Japan's cabinet approved a bill on  Tuesday that would revise the country's defense laws to allow a  swifter response to ballistic missile attacks, a move targeted  at the threat posed by North Korea's missile arsenal.
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The United States and Japan agreed Friday to strengthen cooperation on missile defense amid concerns of a possible long-range rocket launch by North Korea.
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Japan will use weekend talks with North Korea to ask about reports the North is preparing a missile test.
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Japan said it has obtained intelligence indicating that North Korea may be preparing to test fire a short-range missile, in what would be the latest provocation from the communist country.
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Russia has successfully tested a modernized anti-ballistic missile system, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov told President Vladimir Putin on Monday, according to the Interfax news agency.
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Russia today tested a new missile that it claimed could penetrate any missile shield. Mark Tran reports.
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Japan adopted new defense guidelines Friday, including the relaxation of an arms-export ban that will facilitate missile security with Washington, another sign of Tokyo&#39;s
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Latest launches put Japan back into Asia's space race
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Japan and the United States signed an agreement Friday on the details of their joint development of a ballistic missile defense system.
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of striking most of Asia and parts of the United States, a Japanese newspaper says. Rodong missiles are capable of reaching any part of Japan, the paper said.
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Japan launched its fourth spy satellite Saturday, completing its capabilities to monitor activities worldwide and bolstering its ability to observe neighboring North Korea's nuclear program.