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Japanese defense minister again floats acquiring nuclear weapons
Japan's defense minister has once again raised the idea of his country acquiring nuclear weapons, breaking one of the most sensitive taboos in Japanese politics since Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The comments come as Japan weighs regional security threats from North Korea and China, and they are drawing attention to how far the long-standing taboo on nuclear debate is eroding within the ruling establishment.
Why now: Any suggestion that Japan, the only nation attacked with nuclear weapons, might go nuclear challenges its postwar pacifist consensus and amid rising regional tensions.
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- Japanese defense minister again floats acquiring nuclear weapons · World Socialist Web Site
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