Japanese Foreign Minister says they could build a nuke!

[sabro]

Japanese foreign minister says Japan could build a nuclear bomb, but won't for now...

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/11/30/asia/AS_GEN_Japan_Nuclear_Weapons.php

What do you guys make of this little development?

 

[nice gaijin]

an alarmist's defensive reflex, perhaps? Just to let North Korea they aren't the only "advanced" nation in the region? I think it's a blunder, personally; as the only nation to be attacked with nuclear weapons, vowing to never even consider possessing them is the biggest statement they could make.

 

[Davey]

This has been going on for a while, of course they CAN build a nuke, it's JAPAN! but Abe san said that he doesn't want any discussion about it. But some stupid morons do want to talk about it... I would say fire their bloody asses! (They haven't been to Hiroshima????)

 

[leonmarino]

This sure is a political blunder. I hope this foreign minisiter will be ignored so that it doesn't start some arms race in the region..

 

[hkBattousai]

This has been going on for a while, of course they CAN build a nuke, it's JAPAN! but Abe san said that he doesn't want any discussion about it. But some stupid morons do want to talk about it... I would say fire their bloody asses! (They haven't been to Hiroshima????)

It is exactly what you say.