NORTH KOREAS latest missile tests have forced Japan to undergo evacuation drills with over fears of an impending attack.<\/p>\n
Kim Jong-uns tyrannical state fired an unidentified warhead last week which fell close to the neighbouring country. <\/p>\n
Days after on Sunday (June 4) hundreds of residents from a small Japanese coastal town took part to simulate a ballistic missile strike. <\/p>\n
The town of Abu which faces the Sea of Japan is surrounded by the Yamaguchi prefecture range, which host a major US Marine Corps air station. <\/p>\n
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I was able to stay calm and evacuated in a few minutes, 67-year-old Yuriko Suewaka, who was among the 280 people involved in the exercise, told Jiji Press. <\/p>\n
As WW3 tensions escalate further, there are plans to conduct more drills later this month in Yamagata and Niigata which both also face the Sea of Japan. <\/p>\n
The government has requested local communities to prepare for the holding of an evacuation drill, an official told AFP on condition of anonymity. <\/p>\n
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North Koreas long-running tension with the West hit new levels on Friday after a US official claimed the country does not have the capability to stop Kims deadly missiles. <\/p>\n
John F. Tierny executive director of the Centre for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation said the system aimed to intercept nuclear bombs has failed to destroy its target three out of the last five attempts. <\/p>\n
Kim is also providing a new threat with claims he has an army of 6,000 hackers ready to gain access into Western computer systems. <\/p>\n
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