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Thu, 2010-03-25 13:13
Japan won't consider developing a nuclear arsenal if the United States adopts a "no first use" policy for such weapons, according to new report by the Ploughshares-funded Union of Concerned Scientists [2], titled "Japan and America's Nuclear Posture." [3]
Some conservatives in the U.S. have suggested that such a change in policy would prompt Japan to consider developing its own atomic weapons.
"The conventional wisdom in Washington is wrong," said the report's author, Gregory Kulacki [4], who traveled to Japan several times over the past year to interview officials and security experts. "We found strong support in Japan for a U.S. sole purpose declaration. Such a declaration would not undermine Japanese confidence in the U.S. nuclear umbrella."
The Japan Times