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They're North Korean rockets. They can always go off course unexpectedly.
Or intentionally.
They do want to regularly remind people that they could if the wanted to though.
Glad there was resolution on that quickly, but geez, scary all the same.
Not sure, afaik is missile interception not something you can do with a 100% guarantee.
They like to test missles with the theater of "Look where we can fire it", but a lot others remember how accurate those missles have been in the past or how likely the test goes wrong and if it flies over your country you would probably want to put out that warning too.
even if they're not aiming for it, hitting exactly where you want with a missile is actually pretty difficult and depending on the quality of the guidance system the range of error might be pretty large
Not to pretend that I'm an expert on the geopolitics of the region, but considering how much bluster and intimidation features into North Korea's foreign policy, I have to imagine that they shoot missiles over Japan specifically to keep themselves intimidating. As long as they overshoot the country they don't have to instigate anything, but Japan sees a missile coming their way and feel like they have no option but to take North Korea seriously for a moment.
You know, I'll say this for the Ukraine invasion - it's proven that anywhere else in Asia with NATO allies could wipe out North Korea with very little resistance so you'd think North Korea would think twice before pulling stunts like this.
Yeah, it has happened in the past. Can't remember what the consequences were (maybe nothing?).
They do this frequently, it is quite sad but the Japanese government usually leans in to it, especially during the Abe era. Obvious "Hey never mind Russia, look at meeeee!" nonsense, but the government and media here usually like a bit of scaremongering too. Surprising restraint so far though, no trigger of the warning system on phones or anything, or at least where I am. Emergency warning via press release!
EDIT - I will say that what I think is eventually going to happen is eventually they will fuck up and one of these missiles, empty as they are, will fall into an old peoples home in Kanagawa or something, someday, crushing a few people . And then there will be problems. They must have their least malnourished rocket scientists working on it so far as to why it has yet to happen.
EDIT - I will say that what I think is eventually going to happen is eventually they will fuck up and one of these missiles, empty as they are, will fall into an old peoples home in Kanagawa or something, someday, crushing a few people . And then there will be problems. They must have their least malnourished rocket scientists working on it so far as to why it has yet to happen.
