Japan Beefs Up Defence

The Japanese Self Defence Force successfully shot down an American ballistic missile two days ago .This was a joint exercise by both countries to test Japans new anti-ballistic missile the SM-3 . Launched from the Japanese destroyer Kongo ( DDG-173 ) the SM-3 intercepted the incoming missile fired from the U.S. Navy missile range faculty in Kauai . With North Korea test firing its short and medium range warheads over Japanese airspace , the need for a stronger missile defence system becomes apparent .