Exercises
PSI activities include the regular holding of activities known as "exercises," which aim to test the authorities and capabilities of endorsee nations to interdict WMD-related materials. Exercises can include "live action" events such as ship boardings or container searches, or be limited to "tabletop" activities where subject matter experts explore legal and operational interdiction questions related to a fictional scenario. Major PSI exercises have included:
- Pacific Protector 2003, a maritime exercise hosted in the Coral Sea off of Queensland, Australia
- SAFE Borders, a 2004 land-border exercise in Wrocław, Poland.
- Team Samurai 04, a Japanese maritime exercise held primarily in Sagami Bay
- Pacific Protector 06, an air interdiction exercise held in Darwin, Australia which included major law enforcement activities in addition to military.
- MARU, a New Zealand-hosted maritime exercise led by the New Zealand Customs Service in Auckland.
- Leading Edge 2010, a joint United Arab Emirates and United States maritime and port exercise in Abu Dhabi.
- Eastern Endeavor 2010, the first exercise hosted by the Republic of Korea (in Busan) after endorsing the initiative and arguably held in response to the ROKS Cheonan sinking.
In August 2005, a multi-national maritime interdiction exercise, codenamed Exercise Deep Sabre, was conducted in Singapore as part of the PSI. The exercise, launched at the Changi Naval Base and conducted in the South China Sea, involved some 2,000 personnel from the military, coast guard, customs and other agencies of 13 countries, including Singapore, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Russia, the United Kingdom and the US. Ten ships and six maritime patrol aircraft were involved in the exercise that aimed to develop and practice effective procedures to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. A second Deep Sabre Event (Deep Sabre II) was held in October 2009.
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