Sirens Blare as Japan, Fearing North Korea, Holds First Missile Drill

[jpak]

Source: usnews.com

OGA, Japan (Reuters) - Sirens blared and loudspeakers broadcast warnings in Japan's first civilian missile evacuation drill on Friday, conducted in a fishing town by officials wary about the threat of North Korean missiles.

The exercise comes more than a week after North Korea launched four ballistic missiles into the sea off Japan's northwest coast, with one rocket landing about 200 km (124 miles)from the town of Oga.

Friday's drill played out a scenario in which North Korea had fired a ballistic missile on the Japanese islands.

"The missile is seen to have landed within a 20-km (12-mile) boundary west of the Oga peninsula," a speaker blared during the evacuation. "The government is currently examining the damage."

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[Javaman]

1. And away we go!

[KittyWampus]

2. Under the desks kid.

[Nitram]

3. There's a lot of stress and anxiety that accompanies drills like this.

I know, because when I was in elementary school we conducted drills to prepare for a nuclear attack from the USSR, lining up in the hall, kneeling down and kissing our asses goodbye. We also did a drill for an emergency evacuation and got bused home in the middle of class. Yes, we enjoyed going home early, but we also had some bad dreams as a result.

[bdamomma]

4. these exercises should not be taken lightly

or any war confrontation, by the initiation of our own sick ass people in the WH. We all should be enraged about this.