[ModelBreaker]

Is Japan still running those Breeder reactors. If so, they have plenty of plutonium to make bombs. Nukes in 2 years, at the outside, from the day of a decision.

I strongly suspect that it's nukes in about 2 days from decision.

I would be shocked if Japan does not have all the elements of nukes ready to go in separate parts ready for assembly and, amazingly enough, the nukes just happen to fit on ballistic missles Japan has in the closet that just happen to have enough range to hold all of China and NK at risk.

Any takers on that bet :)

[Tallguy]

...amazingly enough, the nukes just happen to fit on ballistic missles Japan has in the closet that just happen to have enough range to hold all of China and NK at risk.

The Japanese already have a rocket capable of lifting a payload into orbit, so by definition, they already have at least an IRBM capability -- all they need in that neighborhood.

[FierceDraka]

If they can launch a satellite (which they have done), they sure as hell can deliver a missile to damn near any target in Asia.

[Modernman]

I would be shocked if Japan does not have all the elements of nukes ready to go in separate parts ready for assembly and, amazingly enough, the nukes just happen to fit on ballistic missles Japan has in the closet that just happen to have enough range to hold all of China and NK at risk.

Or, in a secret facility on one of Japan's northernmost islands, there are a bunch of guy sitting in front of a bunch of missiles that are lacking the last screw. the guys sit there with a screwdriver and the screw in question so that the Japanese government can honestly say that Japan does not have nuclear weapons.