Nuclear Japan?
Bryan Preston, of Junkyardblog, writing for TCS, believes that Japan would develop nuclear weapons, if... well read his column for that.
I don’t agree with him. I agree that Japan could rather quickly become a nuclear power, yet I believe that Japan’s constitution, and now cultural, prohibition against offensive force would prohibit it. They know, with all certainty, that the U.S. would protect their interest and our nuclear force would do the job for them. Is it possible that public sentiment could change and that the threat could cause Japan to alter its legal prohibitions and become a nuclear state? Sure. But highly unlikely.
It’s one thing to take a more "hawkish" stance and move toward a more pro-active defense capability and posture, and an entirely different thing to add nuclear weapons to your arsenal. [HT: Mark at Conserva-Puppies]
