Japan a nuclear power?

[coolwhip]

How bout it?

This would really pizz off the Chinese, but they don't seem to be doing much about Kim Ping Pong anyway.
If Japan had nuclear weapons, it would certainly guarantee mutual destruction if North Korea got too chachi.

Might make China get off their butts too.

I would say to China...if you don't do something about Ping Pong, then were going to give nukes to Japan and Taiwan.

[mrs reb77]

Would that be considered 'stick' or 'carrot'? :o

[coolwhip]

Would that be considered 'stick' or 'carrot'? :o

Hehehe...both I guess.;)

[acmanko]

Japans defense is gauranteed by the United States

[classical]

Japans defense is gauranteed by the United States

That is not the point especially with Obama and the liberals in control.

China does not fear the US, they do fear Japan. The problem Japan has a constitutional amendment banning Nuclear weapons or power in their country. If Japan were to start pushing an amendment to allow Nuclear power China would become very nervous and clamp down on Kim Jong Il.

[acmanko]

That is not the point especially with Obama and the liberals in control.

China does not fear the US, they do fear Japan. The problem Japan has a constitutional amendment banning Nuclear weapons or power in their country. If Japan were to start pushing an amendment to allow Nuclear power China would become very nervous and clamp down on Kim Jong Il.

Yes,Japan has an anendment restricting their military to defense only, inserted by MacArthur

[whec720]

Japans defense is gauranteed by the United States

We're a bunch of dead beats. We, the United States, can't guarantee anything because we are broke. China and Japan own our asres in T-Bills.
If I were Japan, I'd tell the US to take a hike, boot our military from their soil, and go nuke.
Why not? Historically, Japan has always man handled the Chinese. The Chi-Coms know it to be true too.

[sline-dawg]

A lack of money won't stop our military from arms sales and deployments..;)

[whec720]

A lack of money won't stop our military from arms sales and deployments..;)

Don't be so sure. If China, Japan or both, don't buy our debt, our military can't do anything. That is when the printing presses kick into hyper drive.;)

[corny]

That is not the point especially with Obama and the liberals in control.

China does not fear the US, they do fear Japan. The problem Japan has a constitutional amendment banning Nuclear weapons or power in their country. If Japan were to start pushing an amendment to allow Nuclear power China would become very nervous and clamp down on Kim Jong Il.

A third of japans electricity is produced in nuclear power plants. But I doubt they have nuclear weapons.

They have the worlds largest nuclear plant...with 7 reactors.....

Probably have the worlds smallest too....lol



But anyhow..... they are under our protection.....so they dont need anything really....

[Entropie]

A third of japans electricity is produced in nuclear power plants. But I doubt they have nuclear weapons.

They have the worlds largest nuclear plant...with 7 reactors.....

Probably have the worlds smallest too....lol



But anyhow..... they are under our protection.....so they dont need anything really....

They resigned voluntarily on weapons of mass distruction (N, C, B) as the Germans did. Probably the world feels safer knowing that......:D