U.S. security experts discuss whether Japan needs nuclear arsenal Todd Miller Thursday, November 28, 2002 at 17:00 JST WASHINGTON — Under growing threats from neighboring countries, including nuclear weapons-seeking North Korea and a rising China, the possibility of Japan building a nuclear arsenal is gaining more attention among U.S. experts. U.S. experts on Asian security discussed the potential of Japan and other Asian countries acquiring nuclear weapons at a panel session of a conference hosted by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace earlier this month on nuclear nonproliferation issues. The panel titled, "New Nuclear Powers in Asia," was tasked with...
