Japan, U.S. conduct safety drills ahead of nuke carrier deployment

Japan, U.S. conduct safety drills ahead of nuke carrier deployment

YOKOSUKA, Japan - U.S. Navy emergency personnel and officials from the Yokosuka city government are engaged in their first joint safety drill at the municipal office on Nov. 8 aimed to deal with possible nuclear accidents ahead of the deployment in August 2008 of a U.S. Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at the U.S. naval base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo.

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