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Japan's Defense Minister Koizumi seeks debate on nuclear submarines
Original: Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi seeks to open debate on nuclear issues and nuclear-powered submarines
Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi is calling for an open national debate on nuclear issues, including the possibility of nuclear-powered submarines. Any move to discuss nuclear options marks a highly sensitive shift in Japan, the only country to have suffered atomic bombings, where postwar policy has long adhered to the three non-nuclear principles. The proposal is drawing attention to how far Tokyo's security debate may go amid regional tensions.
Why now: A Japanese defense minister openly raising nuclear topics breaks a long-standing taboo in Japanese security policy.
Shinjiro KoizumiJapanJapan Ministry of Defense
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