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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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(2) Japan-hosted WMD maritime drill begins

SAGAMI BAY, Japan - A French navy man tries to go on board a mock suspect boat during the Japan-hosted multilateral maritime exercise to intercept weapons of mass destruction that began in waters southwest of Tokyo on Oct. 26. Vessels and aircraft from Japan, the United States, Australia and France are taking part in the two-day drill off Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, while 18 other countries have sent observers.

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(3) Japan-hosted WMD maritime drill begins

SAGAMI BAY, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officers land on 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. Vessels and aircraft from Japan, the United States, Australia and France are taking part in the two-day drill off Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, while 18 other countries have sent observers.

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(1)Japan-hosted WMD maritime drill begins

TOKYO BAY, Japan - John R. Bolton (R), U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, inspects a multilateral maritime exercise to intercept weapons of mass destruction that began on Oct. 26 in waters southwest of Tokyo Bay.

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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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(2)ARF winds up foreign ministerial meeting

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) at a one-day ministerial meeting in Jakarta on July 2 adopts a statement on nonproliferation of weapon of mass destruction to block terrorist from gaining access to WMD and delivery means.

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U.S., S. Korea warn North against using WMD, nukes

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (L) and South Korean Defense Minister Cho Young Kil hold a news conference after their talks in Seoul on Nov. 17. The two called on North Korea to halt its development of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and warned that their use would have ''the gravest consequences.''

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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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(3) Japan-hosted WMD maritime drill begins

SAGAMI BAY, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officers land on 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. Vessels and aircraft from Japan, the United States, Australia and France are taking part in the two-day drill off Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, while 18 other countries have sent observers. (Kyodo)

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(2) Japan-hosted WMD maritime drill begins

SAGAMI BAY, Japan - A French navy man tries to go on board a mock suspect boat during the Japan-hosted multilateral maritime exercise to intercept weapons of mass destruction that began in waters southwest of Tokyo on Oct. 26. Vessels and aircraft from Japan, the United States, Australia and France are taking part in the two-day drill off Sagami Bay in Kanagawa Prefecture, while 18 other countries have sent observers. (Kyodo)

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(1)Japan-hosted WMD maritime drill begins

TOKYO BAY, Japan - John R. Bolton (R), U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, inspects a multilateral maritime exercise to intercept weapons of mass destruction that began on Oct. 26 in waters southwest of Tokyo Bay. (Kyodo)

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PSI members stage drill in S. China Sea to halt WMD proliferatio

SINGAPORE, Singapore - Singaporean troops fall onto a mock suspect vessel during a maritime exercise jointly carried out by 13 countries in the South China Sea on Aug. 13 to combat the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. (Pool photo) (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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(2)ARF winds up foreign ministerial meeting

JAKARTA, Indonesia - The Association of Southeast Asian Nations Regional Forum (ARF) at a one-day ministerial meeting in Jakarta on July 2 adopts a statement on nonproliferation of weapon of mass destruction to block terrorist from gaining access to WMD and delivery means. (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)

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U.N. conference for Middle East WMD-free zone

The seat (2nd from R in front row) for the representative of Israel is seen empty during a conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction at U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.N. conference for Middle East WMD-free zone

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres (L) delivers a speech during a conference on the establishment of a Middle East zone free of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction at U.N. headquarters in New York on Nov. 18, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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U.S., S. Korea warn North against using WMD, nukes

SEOUL, South Korea - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld (L) and South Korean Defense Minister Cho Young Kil hold a news conference after their talks in Seoul on Nov. 17. The two called on North Korea to halt its development of nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and warned that their use would have ''the gravest consequences.'' (Kyodo)