Today the U.S. security guarantee looks less and less reliable.

Japan has the smarts and the resources but lacks the will. https://t.co/8CmI5tBGG4

— H.S. Kim (@xcvbnm67890) 2019年10月4日

Today, the U.S. security guarantee looks less and less reliable.
The scientific establishment would likely comply with a directive to produce nuclear weapons only in the event of a sharp deterioration in Japan’s security situation. In the imaginings of Japanese policymakers, the most likely scenarios would be if South Korea goes nuclear or if the Koreas unify and keep Pyongyang’s existing arsenal.

But Trump has done more than any of his predecessors to undermine the credibility of U.S. nuclear deterrence.

アメリカがますます頼りにならなくなっている今日、核武装の選択肢はちゃんと整備しておかなくては日本の安全保障はめちゃくちゃになる危険がある。