North Korea’s Missile Over Japan Bolsters Abe’s Quest for Stronger Defense
- North Korean threat stands to boost calls for missile shield
- Abe has seen his poll numbers slump from recent scandals
North Korea’s Missile Over Japan Likely Not ICBM
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Kim Jong Un might have done Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe a little favor.
The North Korean leader’s move to fire a ballistic missile over Japan’s northern Hokkaido island on Tuesday put the spotlight on Abe, whose popularity has slumped after a series of scandals. Abe quickly adopted a hardline stance, calling the launch an “unprecedented, grave and serious threat” and requesting an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council.