Reuters: Trump shock spurs Japan to think about the unthinkable: nuclear arms

Trump shock spurs Japan to think about the unthinkable: nuclear arms | Taiwan News | Aug. 20, 2025 08:59

Opinion surveys show a greater readiness to rethink the nuclear stance | Aug. 20, 2025 08:59

Trump shock spurs Japan to think about the unthinkable: nuclear arms

In Japan and South Korea there is deepening concern over the reliability of long-time American security guarantees. This has been turbo-charged by Trump’s tough treatment of traditional U.S. allies, which has some in Tokyo and Seoul calling for a reassessment of their non-nuclear policies.

Trump Shock Pushes Japan Toward Rethinking Nuclear Taboo - Politics Today

.c-space--9:before { padding-bottom: 35px; } F or decades, Japan has stood as the only country ever to have suffered the horrors of nuclear attack, maintaining a pacifist constitution and a firm pledge never to produce, possess, or host nuclear weapons. But amid shifting global security dynamics and growing uncertainty over U.S. security guarantees under President Donald Trump, voices within Japan’s political establishment are beginning t…

Trump Shock Spurs Japan to the Unthinkable: Nuclear Arms

It was at an 18th century Georgian manor house outside London that Japanese lawmaker Rui Matsukawa began to have serious doubts about America’s commitment to defending her country.Matsukawa, a former deputy defense minister, traveled in March…