Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, right, and his Japanese counterpart Satoshi Morimoto leave after their joint press conference at Defense Ministry in Tokyo Monday, Sept. 17, 2012. Panetta says that U.S. and Japanese officials have agreed to put a second missile defense system in Japan. The exact location has not yet been determined. But officials stressed Monday that the radar system is aimed at protecting the region against the threat from North Korea, and is not directed at China. (AP Photo/Shizuo Kambayashi)
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