There is rising concern over Japan's increasing insinuations that it may develop nuclear weapons. While Japan put in place various legislative constraints to acquiring nuclear weapons, and has relied on Washington to ensure its safety; it is rightly concerned by the increasing vulnerability of the US to Chinese nuclear weapons and the US' seeming inability to counter China's activities in the South China Sea, However, a move by Japan to create a nuclear deterrent could see the US withdraw any defence agreement with Tokyo and impose economic sanctions. The Japanese government should be aware that if they don't take steps towards developing their own nuclear deterrent, then other countries will have no choice but to follow suit.
There is rising concern over Japan's increasing insinuations that it may develop nuclear weapons. While Japan put in place various legislative constraints to acquiring nuclear weapons, and has relied on Washington to ensure its safety; it is rightly concerned by the increasing vulnerability of the US to Chinese nuclear weapons and the US' seeming inability to counter China's activities in the South China Sea, However, a move by Japan to create a nuclear deterrent could see the US withdraw any defence agreement with Tokyo and impose economic sanctions. Experts suggest that the US needs to act more decisively in countering China in the South and East China Seas to prevent Japan losing faith in the US deterrence model.