Posted on 05/03/2013 5:45:06 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
A huge chunk of domino block is falling down on China, and mostly, they have themselves to blame
if US soooooo concerned about japan making plutonium maybe japanese sell to iran and all good
Japan and South Korea must develop nuclear weapons as soon as possible to counteract Chinese military power.
Worry about Japan? I don't think so. More than any other nation, Japan is likely to use restraint. They would nuke someone only as an absolute last resort.
I think Japan has had them for quite some time. The US pacification was not that thorough. For every 100 Anime Nerds there is a Shogun ancestor that didn’t get the memo. And all those ‘heavy industries’ aren’t just building prototype Gundam statues.
i think the development is over they just have to say oh look what we found
Japan may loathe the idea of nuclear weapons for obvious reasons, but with the decline of America as a credible ally and deterrent to China, Japan needs all the plutoniun it can make.
They should ignore Washington as it has been taken over by lunatics.
Oh be assured. They will.
Japan likes the fast breeder reactor type, which requires enriched plutonium. It probably really is just for civilian use. This is probably just the Obama administration being incompetent again.
They should ignore Washington as it has been taken over by lunatics.
They know they're on their own. I agree with you, they should ignore Washington, just like N Korea and Iran always have.
Any ally of ours needs to be fully prepared to defend themselves, alone.
Our USA economy and power are decreasing more rapidly than most people are allowed to see. The ROK and Japan should build their own nuclear forces.
The Japaneses are not stupid. They know the casualties they took during the battle for Okinawa. The two bombs dropped on Japan allowed a surrender without loosing too much face AND without taking a million plus dead.
Of course, you still have that hideous green glow at night in the Hiroshima & Nagasaki areas, the gnarled grotesque trees, the three headed rats running everywhere and above all the 2 meter long cockroaches which all resulted from the lingering radiation poisoning.
/sarc
Hiroshima Peace Park
Why shouldn’t Japan reprocess? Let them! Just think, look at it from their perspective. How can they continue to count on America’s umbrella of defense? The pace at which America is decaying, they might rightfully question whether America will even exist twenty years from now. Much less be in any position to assist them in some grave regional threat. I wouldn’t blame them one bit.
Since Japan already has between nine and 40 tons of weapons grade plutonium (depending on who you talk to, so I’d say the horse is already out of that particular barn.
Plus, it is highly unlikely that Abe is going to listen to anything coming from the Obama administration since it has been policy for at least 30 years to encourage Japan to spend MORE on defense, with a lot of winking and hinting that strategic arms research would not be unduly troubling.
All of this is really a moot point. Japan has undoubtedly produced excellent designs for warheads, has access to all the technology it needs for delivery systems, and I’d bet any amount of money anyone is willing to wager that they have already acquired or prefabricated components — which have been carefully stashed for when they might become necessary.
Hm, I don't know... I rather think there's a good chance of something sparking a CWII -- In that case there's going to be a lot of question as to which side will win.
In the event of CWII, who do you see getting involved in the conflict.
Japan has bought and paid for a continuous security protective from the US for nearly 70 years. Now it wants a lower US presence on its islands.
Time for Japan to chart its own course.
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