Nikkei reports that the Defense Minister will discuss nuclear weapons, nuclear submarine possession, and revisions to the three security-related documents without taboos.
Discussion in Japan about possessing nuclear weapons??
Is this a joke, Shigeru??
A nation that remains the only one on Earth to have directly experienced the devastation of atomic bombs is now entertaining the idea of acquiring nuclear weapons?
Wake up. Japan will never, and absolutely cannot, possess nuclear weapons.
The first power to dismantle Japan’s nuclear capabilities would not be any external actor—but rather the United States, within the framework of the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Washington believes stable, predictable nuclear-armed states like China and Russia are unlikely to use such weapons against it. But if Japan were to acquire them, the calculus would change.
Shigeru, visit the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Study the exhibits carefully.
At its core, Shigeru’s remarks appear to be part of a calculated strategy—aligned with Toshimitsu—to project an image of Japan as potentially possessing nuclear weapons, a rhetorical tactic designed to energize right-wing sentiment.
This line of argument carries significant risks and may prove difficult to retract.
Original source: toutiao.com/article/1877614918202384/
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