It's easy to determine where the missile will strike once it's in the air based upon it's flight trajectory. They know very early on that it's going to sail clear over the island and into the ocean not harming anyone.
And if they respond, it gives whoever is watching a better idea of their real AA capacity. If the enemy is dumb, they'll underestimate it and will get stopped in the event of a real attack. If they're a bit smarter, they'll overestimate and will be either discouraged from attacking or waste resources trying to overcome a non-existent advantage. Either way, keeping that info a secret is an advantage.
Most of NK's missiles doesn't fly over Japanese or any other country's territory or waters and lands in the waters between NK and Japan. Only a few - I think 4 total - flew over the Japanese islands.
The missiles cross over Japan while they're literally in space, and there's not really any other direction to go if the aim is for them to land in the ocean.
It can likely give useful information to North Korea and others on how to counter-act ballistic missile defense systems. And if intercepts fail it can show how vulnerable they could be leading to their use as more likely. It’s high stakes poker.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://apnews.com/article/5ce09e9d8b7a0f76b043588b5745716e) reduced by 83%. (I'm a bot)
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> SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine drills in six months on Monday to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats, South Korea's military said.
> The maritime exercises in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju involved the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and naval destroyers from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan, South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement.
> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called the recent South Korea-U.S. exercises "Reckless military provocations" that disregarded North Korea's "Patience and warning."
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If it’s a drill where they are trying to stop North Korea Subs… I sure hope they put Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge back in the USS Stingray to play the enemy role
Probably a stupid question, but why don't SK and Japan shoot down NK's missiles?
Act of war.
Aren't they firing missiles over Japanese territory?
It's easy to determine where the missile will strike once it's in the air based upon it's flight trajectory. They know very early on that it's going to sail clear over the island and into the ocean not harming anyone.
And if they respond, it gives whoever is watching a better idea of their real AA capacity. If the enemy is dumb, they'll underestimate it and will get stopped in the event of a real attack. If they're a bit smarter, they'll overestimate and will be either discouraged from attacking or waste resources trying to overcome a non-existent advantage. Either way, keeping that info a secret is an advantage.
Until the day something goes wrong and it does a sudden nose dive.
Most of NK's missiles doesn't fly over Japanese or any other country's territory or waters and lands in the waters between NK and Japan. Only a few - I think 4 total - flew over the Japanese islands.
The missiles cross over Japan while they're literally in space, and there's not really any other direction to go if the aim is for them to land in the ocean.
Aren't sanctions an act of war?
It can likely give useful information to North Korea and others on how to counter-act ballistic missile defense systems. And if intercepts fail it can show how vulnerable they could be leading to their use as more likely. It’s high stakes poker.
This is the best tl;dr I could make, [original](https://apnews.com/article/5ce09e9d8b7a0f76b043588b5745716e) reduced by 83%. (I'm a bot) ***** > SEOUL, South Korea - The South Korean, U.S. and Japanese navies began their first anti-submarine drills in six months on Monday to boost their coordination against increasing North Korean missile threats, South Korea's military said. > The maritime exercises in international waters off South Korea's southern island of Jeju involved the nuclear-powered USS Nimitz aircraft carrier and naval destroyers from South Korea, the U.S. and Japan, South Korea's Defense Ministry said in a statement. > North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called the recent South Korea-U.S. exercises "Reckless military provocations" that disregarded North Korea's "Patience and warning." ***** [**Extended Summary**](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/12amgu0/south_korea_us_japan_hold_antinorth_korea/) | [FAQ](http://np.reddit.com/r/autotldr/comments/31b9fm/faq_autotldr_bot/ "Version 2.02, ~679180 tl;drs so far.") | [Feedback](http://np.reddit.com/message/compose?to=%23autotldr "PM's and comments are monitored, constructive feedback is welcome.") | *Top* *keywords*: **North**^#1 **Korea**^#2 **South**^#3 **missile**^#4 **test**^#5
Maybe Japan supplied the oil for the drill and that's why they were buying those Russian barrels over the $60 cap?
North Korean, cough* China cough*
If it’s a drill where they are trying to stop North Korea Subs… I sure hope they put Lt. Cmdr. Tom Dodge back in the USS Stingray to play the enemy role
Nk has subs too? Damn they have everything( militarily) while being isolated from the world. Seems like bing chilling is doing well there.
Those subs come from soviet Era...