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Joint air exercise at Hokkaido base

SAPPORO, Japan - Police officers in protective suits practice taking out radioactive materials from an airplane during a joint air exercise at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on July 4, 2012. The drill, under the framework of the Proliferation Security Initiative, is part of global efforts to stop the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction, and began the same day with South Korea, Australia and Singapore joining Japan.

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Joint air exercise at Hokkaido base

SAPPORO, Japan - A joint air exercise as part of global efforts to stop the trafficking of weapons of mass destruction begins at the Air Self-Defense Force's Chitose Air Base in Hokkaido on July 4, 2012. South Korea, Australia and Singapore are joining Japan for the drill conducted under the framework of the Proliferation Security Initiative.

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S. Korea announces participation in U.S.-led security initiative

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Moon Tae Young speaks about the country's full participation in the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative during a news conference in Seoul on May 26.

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Seoul puts off announcement on anti-WMD-trafficking membership

SEOUL, South Korea - People opposing South Korea's participation in the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative rally in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul on April 15. The ministry said the same day that South Korea has put off until the end of this week a formal announcement on its participation in the PSI.

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SDF deploys unit for anti-WMD proliferation drill in S. China Sea

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force member shows off prowess in overpowering a crew member (2nd from R) of a ''suspect vessel'' to Japanese journalists during a drill under the Proliferation Security Initiative on Aug. 15 on board the Shirane, berthed at Changi Naval Base, Singapore's largest naval base located on the eastern corner of the island. Thirteen countries are taking part in the five-day drill aimed at combating proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

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(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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(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. (Kyodo)

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U.S. succeeding in new nuclear non-proliferation approach

DALAT, Vietnam - A Russian engineer loads a highly enriched uranium rod into one of two special containers during a nuclear non-proliferation operation called the Global Threat Reduction Initiative conducted by the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration at the Dalat Nuclear Research Institute on Sept. 13. (Kyodo)

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U.S. succeeding in new nuclear non-proliferation approach

DALAT, Vietnam - Photo shows the Dalat Nuclear Research Institute, where specialists from the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration conducted a nuclear non-proliferation operation called the Global Threat Reduction Initiative. (Kyodo)

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U.S. succeeding in new nuclear non-proliferation approach

DALAT, Vietnam - Two Vietnamese engineers insert a low enriched uranium rod into the core of a research reactor during a nuclear non-proliferation operation called the Global Threat Reduction Initiative conducted by the U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration at the Dalat Nuclear Research Institute on Sept. 13. (Kyodo)

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SDF deploys unit for anti-WMD proliferation drill in S. China Se

SINGAPORE, Singapore - A Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force member shows off prowess in overpowering a crew member (2nd from R) of a ''suspect vessel'' to Japanese journalists during a drill under the Proliferation Security Initiative on Aug. 15 on board the Shirane, berthed at Changi Naval Base, Singapore's largest naval base located on the eastern corner of the island. Thirteen countries are taking part in the five-day drill aimed at combating proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. (Kyodo)

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S. Korea announces participation in U.S.-led security initiative

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Foreign Ministry spokesman Moon Tae Young speaks about the country's full participation in the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative during a news conference in Seoul on May 26. (Kyodo)

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Seoul puts off announcement on anti-WMD-trafficking membership

SEOUL, South Korea - People opposing South Korea's participation in the U.S.-led Proliferation Security Initiative rally in front of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade Ministry in Seoul on April 15. The ministry said the same day that South Korea has put off until the end of this week a formal announcement on its participation in the PSI. (Kyodo)