About 140 U.S. special forces will respond to Japan nuclear power plant emergency
Date:2011-08-30Author:adminCategory:International militaryComment:0
World Wide Web on April 1, the Commission reported that Japan’s Ministry of Defense and chief of staff (equivalent to chief of staff) of wood off a good one on March 31 announced that in order for the first nuclear power plant in Fukushima prepare an emergency incident, the U.S. military Japan will soon send to the proficient management of radiation accidents biochemical reaction force of about 140 people.
According to Japan’s Kyodo News, the U.S. has sent nine of the advance force, and provide two nuclear power plant cooling water used to load barges. The United States decided to send the main force that Japan and the U.S. will formally work together on nuclear power plants and clean up the situation. Wood off a good one at the press conference stressed that “This is just to respond to emergencies,” and hope it will not really a problem.
According to the Japanese Ministry of Defense and other sources, the U.S. professional military base in Maryland from the Marine Corps special forces, about 450 members. Responsible for dealing with chemical, biological, radioactive, nuclear and explosive attacks, in addition to detect, identify and remove the radioactive material, but also have the ability to treat patients by radiation.
send about 140 troops of the base date and location are still coordinated. The troops will not immediately after arrival in Japan to the scene, but the first to share information with the SDF. ? U.S. Pacific Command, Robert Willard, 21 March and wood off a good one talks, said that specialized units “is the United States on standby, ready to be dispatched according to the Japanese government to judge Japan.”
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