Japan's Nuclear Plan Unsettles U.S.

[davidpdx]

1. I don't think Japan will go nuclear with its history

But the Conservative hawks in Japan may try to push it. A nuclear arms race in Asia is possible, especially given North Korean and China already have bombs. Japan has the technological capability given how advanced they are scientifically.

If it is for energy, which I think is most likely, the larger concern is a big "what if" and I think the disaster two years ago answered that question. Not only did it harm the environment and displace people, it hurt their economy. The question becomes, how many times to you hold a gun to your foot and pull the trigger hoping nothing will happen.