Japan Set to Hold PSI Exercise

Japan is set to hold this fall a drill on blocking a shipment of WMD-related cargo based on the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative, the Asahi Shimbun reported today (see GSN, June 2).

Japan is expected to propose the exercise during a two-day meeting beginning Aug. 5 in Oslo of PSI operational specialists, the Shimbun reported. The drill, to be held between late October and early November, would involve ships and aircraft from the United States, Australia and other PSI members. In addition, China, South Korea and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will also be invited to attend the exercise.

Potential training scenarios call for ships from the Japanese Coast Guard and other nations to pursue and search boats on the open sea boats (Asahi Shimbun, July 27).

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