The following is the continuation of the previous chapter.
Ishiba's remark that "Is not it really correct as arguing that not to be placed in Japan while saying that it is protected by the nuclear weapons of the United States is" is looks like it stepped on at first sight (And in Japanese political situation, speech situation), which is also out of focus.
First, the United States is bound by the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (effective 1988) that they have tied with the former Soviet Union.
It defines mutual disposal of missiles ranging from 500 kilometers to 5,500 kilometers, and the US military cannot deploy nuclear missiles to Pyongyang and Beijing in Japan.
There is also no necessity of deploying a medium range nuclear missile in Japan for the United States possessing many intercontinental ballistic bullets and nuclear missiles launched at sea from the mainland of the United States.
In fact, in the past I was in Washington, Japanese politicians said, "Personally, we may allow the US to bring in nuclear weapons," he said "stepped on" with his consciousness, but from the Department of Defense officials, he was denied softly as they will think about it, I witnessed a slightly embarrassing scene of.
"Nuclear sharing" also has a different dimension from having its own nucleus in that the US has veto power in using nuclear weapons. In case
Anyway, we should not waste Ishiba's problem raising.
The nuclear umbrella of the United States is not effective for China which has a nuclear missile already capable of attacking the mainland of the United States and it is assumed that the situation will become ineffective against North Korea within one year.
Japan also has to start a debate that takes a true meaning to possess its own nuclear weapons.
This draft continues.