War Triggers Debate on Japan Nuclear Option

In the wake of the Ukraine conflict, Shinzo Abe, Japan’s former prime minister and now head of the largest faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, has suggested that Japan consider hosting US nuclear weapons facilities, The Interpreter reported.

Abe’s suggestion was made in the context of Ukraine having renounced nuclear weapons in 1994, leaving itself vulnerable today, the Lowy Institute‘s daily publication said, amid concerns about China’s growing military assertiveness around Japan.

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George Russell is a freelance writer and editor based in Hong Kong who has lived in Asia since 1996. His work has been published in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, New York Post, Variety, Forbes and the South China Morning Post.