U.S. deploys missile-intercept ship here

YOKOSUKA, Kanagawa Pref. (Kyodo) The Aegis-equipped cruiser USS Shiloh, which can intercept ballistic missiles, arrived Tuesday to take up new duties at the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka.

The 9,957-ton cruiser, which left its home port of San Diego, will replace the USS Chancellorsville and be forward-deployed at the base to reinforce Japanese-U.S. missile defenses.

Other U.S. Aegis warships stationed in Japan can track missiles but cannot shoot them down.