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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  • stink@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
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    13 days ago

    The word “Historically” usually includes events that occurred over 80 years ago… Japan was a rogue state that attacked multiple countries and massacred millions. To brush that all off just because they got militarily neutered after WW2 is a pretty silly thing to say.