A source within Japan's prime minister's office said Thursday that the country needs nuclear weapons, remarks that deviate from the country's long-standing non-nuclear principles and could trigger backlash at home and abroad.

A source within Japan’s prime minister’s office said Thursday that the country needs nuclear weapons, remarks that deviate from the country’s long-standing non-nuclear principles and could trigger backlash at home and abroad.

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  • aeronmelon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    15·
    1 day ago

    historically, Japan has had a defense-only army

    Recently Japan has had a defense-only army.

    Historically, Japan tried to conquer all of Asia.

    The only reason they didn’t possess nuclear weapons is because they hadn’t been invented yet.