Radiation Causes More U.S. Fleet Departures

March 21st, 2011 3:28pm CST

As we noted last week, major withdrawals ordered the U.S. 7th Fleet further away from Japan in light of elevated radiation detections.

Just in from Fox:

"Two US Navy ships pulled out of the base at Yokohama due to fears over rising radiation"

USS George Washington

"The USS George Washington and the USS Lassen left the base, which is located south of Tokyo, as a precautionary measure to ensure a state of readiness in the long term for the defense of Japan, The US Navy said in a statement."


The defense of Japan? If you think these assets are positioned for any other purpose than rapid readiness to combat North Korea's potential aggression, you are kidding yourself. We do not radically alter the locations of these units lightly.

Trace Radiation Far From Fukushima

March 15th, 2011 2:35pm CST

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From Sify of India reports:
"A US aircraft carrier stationed in Japan about 320 km from the troubled Fukushima nuclear  power plant has detected low levels of radiation, the US Navy said on Tuesday. The levels detected by the USS George Washington, which is docked in Yokosuka, posed no danger to the public, said Rear Admiral Richard Wren, the commander of US naval forces in Japan. Nevertheless, he urged US personnel on the base to stay indoors as much as possible

"There is no appreciable health risk, and we are being very conservative in our recommendations," he said.

Wren said the levels were less than one month's worth of natural exposure produced by the sun and other sources."