North Korea's missile antics should raise a question that most USA news channels are not discussing. It seems that 1950's The Security Treaty Between the United States and Japan 日本国とアメリカ合衆国との間の安全保障条約. Or also known as Japan-US Security Treaty can be by the United Nations in Order to maintain peace within the Asia region. see screenshot photo of Article 4
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_Treaty_Between_the_United_States_and_Japan