TOKYO -- Japan failed to accurately predict the trajectory of North Korea's most recent ballistic missile test on Thursday morning because it disappeared from radar after launch, as increasingly advanced missiles complicate defense efforts.
N Korea at crossroads
North Korea missile eludes radar, posing challenge for Japan defense
Varying altitude, launch and fuel type complicate tracking efforts
Japanese Self-Defense Force personnel aboard the destroyer JS Atago at a joint training exercise on ballistic missile defense with the U.S. and South Korea. (Photo courtesy of Japan's Ministry of Defense)
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