Australia will deploy long-range surveillance aircraft to the Indo-Pacific to crack down on illicit maritime activities that support North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction programs, Japan’s foreign ministry announced Wednesday.
According to a press release, Canberra will deploy the aircraft between early February and early March to monitor ships engaged in “ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels,” which are generally prohibited under U.N. sanctions.
Australia will deploy long-range surveillance aircraft to the Indo-Pacific to crack down on illicit maritime activities that support North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction programs, Japan’s foreign ministry announced Wednesday.
According to a press release, Canberra will deploy the aircraft between early February and early March to monitor ships engaged in “ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels,” which are generally prohibited under U.N. sanctions.
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