Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
February 2014 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- China blasts Japan's pro-military tendencies, nuclear stockpile Xinhua 26 Feb 2014 -- China on Wednesday strongly denounced the Japanese government's pro-military tendencies and controversial view on history, and threw doubts on the country's nuclear material stockpile.
- Expert: attack force of Japanese onboard missiles lags behind that of Chinese missiles People's Daily 26 Feb 2014 -- A recent report from a Japanese media agency claimed that although China deploys 5 times as many warplanes as Japan, there is a clear gap between Chinese and Japanese radar performance. Interviewed by a reporter, Song Xinzhi, an air force equipment expert, said that the performance of missiles has a greater impact in air combat than the performance of of radar. In this regard, Japan lags behind China by an order of magnitude.
- US gen. calls for China-Japan dialog over disputed islands Iran Press TV 22 Feb 2014 -- US Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond Odierno has called for a dialog between China and Japan amid a simmering territorial dispute over a set of islands.
- Bilateral U.S., Japan missile defense exercise promotes security and integration AFNS 22 Feb 2014 -- Personnel from the U.S. military and Japan Self Defense Forces engaged in the week-long Integrated Air and Missile Defense Wargame V here to strengthen ties between the two nations and unite missile defense operations through bilateral training.
- Tons of radioactive water leaks from Japan plant Iran Press TV 20 Feb 2014 -- About 100 tons of water containing high levels of radioactive material has leaked at the damaged Japanese nuclear power plant in Fukushima.
- China wants non-nuclear Japan to remain nuke-free People's Daily 18 Feb 2014 -- China on Monday urged Japan to stick by the three non-nuclear principles, after Japanese officials hinted at allowing the United States to bring in nuclear weapons in emergency.
- Why is Japan's Abe Seeking Better Ties with Russia's Putin? VOA 12 Feb 2014 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is trying hard to improve relations with Russia, a neighbor with whom Tokyo has yet to sign a peace treaty after the end of World War II.
- China says Japan's 'hype' on air defence zone spreads tension Voice of Russia 02 Feb 2014 -- China does not feel threatened by countries in Southeast Asia and is optimistic about the situation in the disputed South China Sea, the Foreign Ministry said, warning Japan not to 'spread rumors' it plans a new air defense identification zone.
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