The United States has been trying to allay fears over the stationing of the USS George Washington carrier in Japan, the only country to have suffered nuclear attacks.

• 美国一直想减轻日本民众对华盛顿号尼米兹级核动力航空母舰在日本港口驻扎的担忧，日本是世界上唯一被原子弹袭击过的国家。