[BigSkyFreeper]

But I'm still not sure how allowing Japan to develop its own nuclear weapons makes things any better

If Japan was ruled by a crazed dictator, then you might have a point. But, alas, you don't.

[Alter Kaker]

If Japan was ruled by a crazed dictator, then you might have a point. But, alas, you don't.

I don't get you. I'm not worried Japan will use their nukes. I'm saying Japan doesn't need nukes, and a nuclear armed Japan will scare the bejesus out of America's allies in the region. A scared S. Korea will move closer into the orbit of China, which hurts US interests.