The region before. The u. S. Air force sent b52s over the East China Sea after beijing tried to claim the air space. And it flew a bomber over south korea earlier this year after north korea conducted a nuclear test. But wednesday was the first time it sent all three bombers together. Japan is taking steps to tighten security following north koreas launches of ballistic missiles. The government will increase staff at Emergency Alert centers. The jalert systems alerts people of launches and where the missiles will fall. Loud speaker systems or email. A Medium Range Missile launched by north korea on august 3rd is believed to have fallen in the exclusive economic zone. But japanese Officials Say they missed signs to this launch and others this year. On august 8th, the governmnment gave the selfdefense forces an orderr to shoot down anyny incog missiles. Officials plan to renew it every three months. And back in february, north korea tested what it believed is believed to be a long range
Launch a satellite as early as next week, leading to concerns in the International Community that it could be a missile test in disguise. The spread of zika is changing direction. Officials have reported the first case of the veers contracted inside the u. S. And not from a mosquito bite. Nhk world reports. Reporter in this case as we understand it, someone had just gotten sick with zika, and that individuals Sexual Partner developed zika without a travel history. Reporter the case adds another layer to contain the disease. One pay shechbtient traveled to venezuela where the zika is circulating. But the other patient hadnt left the u. S. Patients usually have a fever, skin rash and joint pain. And wheel there is no vaccine or treatment, patients usually recover in about a week. But there could be a bigger impact. The virus is linked to an alarming spike in the number of babies born with abnormally small heads, a condition called microcephaly, that could cause brain damage. The outbreak