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Japan Has Secret Military Plan for Potential North Korea Terrorist Attack, Report Says
The Japanese army has developed a secret plan to respond to a possible chemical or biological attack by North Korea, Agence France-Presse reported Sunday.
The antiterrorism plan also seeks to prevent potential assassination attempts on leading figures, AFP reported. It foresees up to 2,500 North Korean agents infiltrating Japan from vessels carried by spy ships or wooden aircraft, which would not be easily detected by radar, according to Kyodo News.
The plan calls for deployment of ground troops at 135 key facilities, including nuclear power plants (Agence France-Presse/Yahoo! News, Sept. 19).
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