Should Japan develop nuclear weapons given the reality of Northeast Asia?
The mass media at the moment is focused on events in Iraq, yet events on the Korean peninsula are once more causing probles.
If you look at the geopolitical reality of Northeast Asia, then it is clear that this region is very dangerous. The Russian Federation, China and North Korea respectively have nuclear weapons; and of course the USA can deploy their enormous stockpile at short notice. Yet what about Japan?
For Japan, despite major economic problems since 1990, still remains to be the second largest economy in the world. More important, the ending of WW2 was a long time ago and how much longer will Japan "reside under the American umbrella?"
Future events like Korean unification, Chinese nationalism or clashes with the Russian Federation could happen in the Northern Territories. Or events between China and Taiwan could spiral out of control. While during the Asian Economic Financial Crash between 1997-1998 it did look like the US was edging closer to China. Therefore, even the US-Japan alliance system could one day collapse over issues like trade.
Therefore, should Japan go nuclear? Or shouldn't the Japanese government at least discuss this issue?
What do you think?
Lee Jay Walker Dip BA MA
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The mass media at the moment is focused on events in Iraq, yet events on the Korean peninsula are once more causing probles.
If you look at the geopolitical reality of Northeast Asia, then it is clear that this region is very dangerous. The Russian Federation, China and North Korea respectively have nuclear weapons; and of course the USA can deploy their enormous stockpile at short notice. Yet what about Japan?
For Japan, despite major economic problems since 1990, still remains to be the second largest economy in the world. More important, the ending of WW2 was a long time ago and how much longer will Japan "reside under the American umbrella?"
Future events like Korean unification, Chinese nationalism or clashes with the Russian Federation could happen in the Northern Territories. Or events between China and Taiwan could spiral out of control. While during the Asian Economic Financial Crash between 1997-1998 it did look like the US was edging closer to China. Therefore, even the US-Japan alliance system could one day collapse over issues like trade.
Therefore, should Japan go nuclear? Or shouldn't the Japanese government at least discuss this issue?
What do you think?
Lee Jay Walker Dip BA MA
Microsoft OneDrive - Access files anywhere. Create docs with free Office Online.
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