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
    19·
    25 days 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.

    • stink@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
      3·
      25 days ago

      Yeah idk what that guy is smoking. They had offensive weapons and used it to terrorize the entirety of Asia. Now Thatcher 2.0 wants offensive weapons again and we should be okay with it?