Japan has also reportedly considered how it would cope with a flood of North Korean refugees into Japan, among whom might be Pyongyang spies and agents.
TOKYO — Japan’s National Security Council has discussed how to evacuate its nearly 60, 000 citizens from South Korea in the event of a crisis, a government official said Friday amid rising concern over North Korea’s nuclear weapons program.
North Korea denounced the U. S. on Friday for bringing « huge nuclear strategic assets » to the Korean peninsula as a U. S. aircraft carrier group headed for the region ahead of a feared sixth nuclear missile test.
Besides commercial ships and planes, Japan would want to send military aircraft and ships to assist in the evacuation if the South Korean government agreed, the official, familiar with the discussion, said. He declined to be identified because of the sensitivity of the topic.
The NSC, in a meeting on Thursday, also discussed how to cope with a possible flood of North Korean refugees into Japan, among whom might be North Korean spies and agents, Japanese media reported.
Tension has risen since the U. S. Navy fired 59 Tomahawk missiles at a Syrian airfield last week in response to a deadly gas attack, raising concerns about U.
