Not long ago someone here on Freepers corrected my notion of the Japanese Navy citing to me they were one of the best Navies in the world right now. I thank them for that info and am glad at least one nation knows it is not wise to disarm in the face of worldwide danger.
Now if they would just build some “defensive” nukes.
Something tells me that if push came to shove Japan could suddenly produce some nukes in very short order.
A former Japanese Prime Minister, Suzuki IIRC, after he had left office, was once overheard saying that if Japan decides on Monday that it needed nukes, by Friday they would have them................