In Japan on Friday, March 17, for the first time in the history of the country trainings of civil defense in the event of a missile attack from North Korea, reports TASS with reference to the official report of the administration of the Akita Prefecture.
The purpose of the event is to practice the evacuation of the population in conditions of critical time constraints.
According to the scenario, Japan’s armed forces signalled the start of ballistic missiles, conventional enemy in the direction of Cape OGA in Akita Prefecture, located in the North of the main island of the country of Honshu. Information about this was passed by an emergency government communications, and prefectural authorities quickly evacuated people from the area, which is more than other could be in danger.
Reports about the evacuation during the exercise was transmitted via loudspeakers and were sent to the smartphones of residents. Participated in the training had quickly left their homes and took refuge in the basements of municipal buildings and schools.
In the direction of the Akita are often run by North Korean ballistic missiles. In 2009, one of them flew to the area through Japanese territory and fell in the open waters of the Pacific ocean. March 6, 2017 North Korea launched in the North of Japan’s four ballistic missiles, medium-range, three of them fell within the Japanese exclusive economic zone. The closest hit was in 200 kilometres from coast of the country.
The DPRK stated that the purpose of missile tests conducted on March 6, were practicing attacks on U.S. bases in Japan.
After another missile launch on 7 March the UN security Council condemned North Korea. Pyongyang’s actions were regarded as a violation of its resolutions. The security Council demanded to refrain from such actions, including nuclear tests and to comply fully with international obligations. In the case of repeated provocations, the security Council has threatened North Korea significant measures.