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American Naval Vessels Queried about Nuclear Weapons at Port of Hakata


For the first time, Fukuoka City officials inquired of the Foreign Ministry whether American naval vessels entering the Port of Hakata had nuclear weapons on board on the 16th. Previously, the city operated on the assumption that naval vessels weren’t carrying such weapons. Now that the Japanese Foreign Ministry has confirmed the existence of a secret agreement in which the Japanese government tacitly accepted the possibility that American ships would be carrying nuclear weapons, the city has changed its policy. The first inquiry concerned the U.S.S. Rushmore, and Fukuoka City was told by the Foreign Ministry that the ship did not have the capability to carry nuclear weapons.

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Published: Mar 18, 2010 / Last Updated: Mar 18, 2010

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