In anticipation of North Korea’s “peaceful” ballistic missile test later this month, Japan will deploy a missile defense shield. Patriot surface-to-air missiles are now on their way to Okinawa.
In other news, the Turkish government has fined the local broadcaster of “The Simpsons” TV program about $30,000, on the grounds that the show is “blasphemous”.
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