Whatever newbie. Of all the nations on Earth, Japan is the one we could trust most with nuclear weapons.
Despite his newness, I tend to agree with him and welcome him to FR.
Japan has never even come to terms with its history. They are a homogenous people who let a demi-god like dictator lead them to a disatrous war and now they are trying to gloss over the ill deeds they did. Better to keep that nuclear genie in the bottle. Besides, they could build nukes in 3-6 months anyway.