Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
March 2018 - Japan Special Weapons News
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- US, UK, Japan Begin Health Engagements in Yap for Pacific Partnership 2018 NNS 26 Mar 2018 -- The Pacific Partnership 2018 medical team from the U.S., United Kingdom and Japan began the first of more than a dozen health engagements in Yap, Federated States of Micronesia at Nimgil Clinic and Yap Memorial Hospital, March 22-23.
- Japan's deployment of US missile system affects Russia's security interests: Lavrov Press TV 21 Mar 2018 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that the deployment of US missile system components in Japan would have a direct impact on his country's national security and regional interests.
- Japan Wants Abductees, Mid-Range Missiles on Table in US-North Korea Talks VOA 20 Mar 2018 -- Japanese leaders, while calling for a united front with the United States and South Korea ahead of proposed U.S.-North Korea nuclear talks, are seeking to thrust issues of their own onto the agenda.
- Readout of National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster's Meeting with National Security Office Director Chung Eui-yong of the Republic of Korea and Secretary General of the National Security Secretariat Shotaro Yachi of Japan The White House 19 Mar 2018
- 'Japan's Abe considering summit with North Korean leader' Press TV 14 Mar 2018 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is reportedly considering holding a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, despite earlier reservations about dialog with Pyongyang.
- Japan Patriot Battalion fields first operational Dismounted Patriot Information Coordination Central Army News 13 Mar 2018 -- The success of the United States Army is aided by consistent improvement in warfighting equipment. As a forward deployed Patriot Missile Battalion, the 1st Battalion, 1st Air Defense Artillery Regiment (1-1 ADA) continues to protect the force and selected assets from air and missile threats against U.S., our deployed forces and our allies and partners.
- Carl Vinson Begins Bilateral Exercise with Japan NNS 12 Mar 2018 -- The Carl Vinson Strike Group began a bilateral exercise with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF), March 11, during a regularly scheduled deployment in the Western Pacific.
- Readout of President Donald J. Trump's Call with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan The White House 08 Mar 2018
- Japan defends chasing Taiwanese boat as within its rights CNA 07 Mar 2018 -- Japanese patrol vessels acted within their rights when they chased a Taiwanese fishing boat over the weekend after it entered Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and operated there without permission, an official from Japan's representative office in Taiwan said Wednesday.
- Japan Appoints First Woman Warship Squadron Commander Sputnik 07 Mar 2018 -- For the first time ever, the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Forces (MSDF) have appointed a woman to command a warship squadron – and not just any squadron, but the one that includes the JS Izumo, the fleet's largest ship.
- US Navy, JMSDF Participate in MultiSail 2018 NNS 06 Mar 2018 -- Units and personnel from the U.S. Navy and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) are scheduled to participate in the annual bilateral training exercise MultiSail 2018, Mar. 8-14.
- Japan - MK 15 Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) Block IB Baseline 2 Conversion Kits DSCA 02 Mar 2018 -- The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan of MK 15 Phalanx Close-in Weapon System (CIWS) Block IB Baseline 1 to MK 15 Phalanx Block IB Baseline 2 conversion kits for an estimated cost of $45 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
- Japan Appoints First Woman to Command Navy Warship Squadron Sputnik 06 Mar 2018 -- Ahead of the International Women's Day, the Asian economic giant, whose gender equality profile has been rated worst among the Group of Seven, has made a historic move in the field.
- Japan May Buy US F-35B Jets For Its First Aircraft Carrier - Defense Minister Sputnik 02 Mar 2018 -- Japanese media reported earlier that the Defense Ministry had been redesigning its helicopter carrier into the country's first aircraft carrier, capable of accommodating US F-35B aircraft.
- Japan Debating Placing Missiles on Okinawa to Counter China Sputnik 01 Mar 2018 -- The Japanese government has been in talks to place surface-to-ship missile batteries on Okinawa's mainland in response to Beijing's growing maritime assertiveness, the Kyodo news agency reported Tuesday.
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