1.   A Navy official at Atlantic Fleet headquarters in Norfolk, Va., said Navy aircraft and warships have access to ready-made non-explosive munitions that are routinely used in training.

2.   He said U.S. warships have the authority to defend themselves whether they are in port or at sea.

3.   U.S. warships had access to the Albanian waters of the Adriatic Sea that the Soviets had once used to flank Marshal Tito in Yugoslavia.

4.   South Korean warships had to escort ferries to and from the five island for months.

5.   South Korean warships had to escort ferries to and from the five islands for months.

6.   The Japanese warships have yet to leave their base in southern Japan.

7.   Those warships have the ability to fire surface-to-air missiles, the official said.