Joint Statement on the Japan – U.S. CBRN Defense Policy Dialogue

Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND

Mr. Ueda Koji, Deputy Director General, Defense Policy Bureau, Japan Ministry of Defense, and Mr. Richard Johnson, U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Policy, held a Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense Policy Dialogue in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 11.

Both sides deepened common understanding of the CBRN challenges to the regional security environment and discussed ways to improve CBRN defense capabilities. They confirmed that they will continue to strengthen cooperation in CBRN defense and reinforce capabilities to deter, mitigate, and respond to CBRN threats.