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Japan Briefly Orders Evacuation After North Korean Missile Reportedly Heads Toward Hokkaido
Breaking 911 ^ | April 12, 2023

Posted on 04/12/2023 4:53:57 PM PDT by McGruff

The Japanese government Thursday morning issued a warning to residents after North Korea reportedly fired at least one ballistic missile.

As a precautionary measure, the government advised residents in Hokkaido to immediately seek shelter. That order was lifted shortly after the missile landed in nearby waters.

The nation’s J-Alert system was activated and sirens began sounding around 7:55 a.m. local time, just minutes after the launch.

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1 posted on 04/12/2023 4:53:57 PM PDT by McGruff
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2 posted on 04/12/2023 4:56:05 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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Evacuation is probably the wrong word. Sounds more like take cover.

No way to clear out a city once a missile is in flight. Better just to not be there when it happens.


3 posted on 04/12/2023 4:58:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion, or satire, or both.)
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after the missile landed in nearby waters.

Wait - are the norks nuke capable?

So they missed. But they tried, and will likely try again.

4 posted on 04/12/2023 4:59:40 PM PDT by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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With Trump out of office, all the dictators are acting up.


5 posted on 04/12/2023 5:02:49 PM PDT by KittyKares
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KJU: Haha, made you flinch!


6 posted on 04/12/2023 5:26:04 PM PDT by bigbob
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Made ya look!


7 posted on 04/12/2023 5:41:01 PM PDT by know.your.why (Be not eager to be offended. The narcissism of small differences leads to THE most boring conformity)
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To: McGruff

Another yap from Russia’s lap dog.


8 posted on 04/12/2023 6:57:21 PM PDT by familyop ("For they that sleep with dogs, shall rise with fleas" (John Webster, "The White Devil" 1612).)
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We should give Japan every type of missile interceptor we have, under the agreement that every time Japan tries to shoot down a NK missile we get the telemetry so we can improve our tech.


9 posted on 04/12/2023 7:05:18 PM PDT by Tell It Right (1st Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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