Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
November 2017 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- US-Japan Complete 3JA Exercise NNS 29 Nov 2017 -- USS Chief (MCM 14), Mine Countermeasures Squadron (MCMRON) 7 staff, Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit (EODMU) 5, Helicopter Mine Countermeasures Squadron 14 (HM-14) Detachment 2A, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) units successfully completed exercise 3JA Nov. 28.
- Abe vows to boost military as Japan sheds pacifist stance Press TV 17 Nov 2017 -- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has pledged to bolster Japan's military capabilities and amend the country's pacifist constitution in his first policy speech since a landslide election victory.
- US starts drill with Japan near Korean Peninsula Press TV 16 Nov 2017 -- Japan and the United States have started conducting a 10-day joint naval drill in southern Japan, despite North Korea's warnings that the exercises seriously risk triggering an actual war.
- US, Japan Naval Forces Annual Exercise Seen as Signal to Pyongyang VOA 16 Nov 2017 -- U.S. and Japanese naval forces have begun their annual bilateral training exercise, seen as a show of force amid North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile tests.
- Japan to Send Largest Warship to US Military Exercise Near Korean Peninsula VOA 10 Nov 2017 -- Japan announced Friday it would send its largest warship to join three U.S. aircraft carriers in exercises in waters near the Korean Peninsula, a display of military force meant to pressure North Korea as U.S. President Donald Trump attends an Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vietnam.
- Chafee Conducts Trilateral PASSEX with Indian Navy and JMSDF in 7th Fleet NNS 07 Nov 2017 -- USS Chafee (DDG 90) participated in a passing exercise (PASSEX) with the Indian navy ships, INS Satpura (F48) and INS Kadmatt (P29) as well as Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) ship JS Inazuma (DD-105) Nov. 3-6.
- Trump Arrives In Japan, Says He Expects To Meet With Putin During Asia Trip RFE/RL 05 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump has arrived in Japan after telling reporters aboard Air Force One that he expects to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his 12-day Asia trip.
- Trump Arrives in Japan, Starts Nearly Two-week, Multination Asia Trip VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday told servicemen at Yokota Air Base in Japan that "no one, no dictator, no regime ... should underestimate American resolve." His remarks came at the start of a nearly two-week Asian trip that is expected to focus on North Korea.
- Trump in Japan: 'No Dictator ... Should Underestimate American Resolve' VOA 05 Nov 2017 -- U.S. President Donald Trump, embarking on a five-nation Asian trip aimed at pressuring North Korea to end its pursuit of nuclear weapons, warned Sunday that "no one, no dictator, no regime... should underestimate American resolve."
- Japan's Abe reelected as prime minister after election victory People's Daily 01 Nov 2017 -- Shinzo Abe, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), was reelected as Japan's prime minister on Wednesday in both chambers of parliament.
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