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November 25, 2009

Japan to Probe Secret U.S. Nuclear Deal
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Japan is preparing to investigate a decades-old secret agreement that’s
allowed the U.S. to transport nuclear weapons on Japanese territory. The
deal dates back to the 1960s. Successive Japanese governments have long
denied reports of the pact because it violates a national law barring
the storage or production of nuclear weapons. The move could further
strain relations between the U.S. and Japan. The governing Democratic
Party of Japan was elected in August on a platform that included
revisiting Japanese-US military ties.



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