(4)Japan-hosted WMD maritime drill begins

(4)Japan-hosted WMD maritime drill begins

SAGAMI BAY, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officers go on board a mock suspect boat during a multilateral maritime exercise to intercept weapons of mass destruction that began in waters southwest of Tokyo Bay on Oct. 26. The exercise is being held under the Proliferation Security Initiative launched by U.S. President George W. Bush in May 2003.

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