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Nuclear Hawks in Tokyo Call for Stronger US Nuclear Posture in Japan and Okinawa

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 March 2025

Gregory Kulacki ,
Steve Rabson  and
Inoue Toshio
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Donald Trump's plan for a more muscular US nuclear posture got a ringing endorsement from the increasingly right-wing government of Japan. Not long after the Trump administration released its Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) in early February, Foreign Minister Taro Kono said he “highly appreciates” the new approach to US nuclear weapons policy, including the emphasis on low-yield nuclear options the United States and Japan can rely on to respond to non-nuclear threats.

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Research Article
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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 16 , Issue 11 , June 2018 , e1
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Copyright © The Authors 2018

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Notes

1 Naotaka Fujita, “U.S. analyst: Japan's nuke stance obstructs arms control,” The Asahi Shimbun, April 26, 2018.

2 Yukiyo Zaha, “Foreign Affairs Vice Minister Akiba denies making his 2009 statement” Ryukyu Shimpo, March 6, 2018.

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4 William M. Arkin and William Burr, “Where They Were,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Vol 55, No. 6.

5 See article at EPA website: here.

6 Stephen Young, “25 Years Ago President Changed Nuclear Policy,” Union of Concerned Scientists, September 27, 2016.

7 Jonathon Freedland, “Trump is the real nuclear threat,” The Guardian, August 11, 2017.