Tokyo plans to put an interception order based on Article 82 of the Self-Defense Forces Law into permanent effect in order to better deal with ballistic missile threats from North Korea.
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This will allow the Japanese military to shoot down any incoming ballistic missile fired from North Korea.
Last week, the JSDF found itself unable to react to a North Korea missile launch that landed near its waters as no intercept order was issued. Previously, the government would issue an order when signs of an imminent missile launch were detected.