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Pacifist Japan appears to be doubling down on arms exports

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Pacifist Japan appears to be doubling down on arms exports

Anton Petrus | Moment | Getty Images Japan, renowned for its pacifist constitution, is now setting its sights on the global arms exports market. Defense Minister Gen Nakatani earlier this month told Nikkei that he wanted to promote Japan’s defense exports, signaling a clear shift in the country’s arms policy, which has so far been … Read more

How Israel’s Iran strikes would possibly supercharge the worldwide nuclear arms race

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How Israel’s Iran strikes would possibly supercharge the worldwide nuclear arms race

Kelly is among the expert watchers who worry that Israel’s attack on Iran will trigger proliferation both “horizontal” — nuclear states building more weapons — and “vertical” — nonnuclear states trying to get them. That would accelerate an existing trend, according to watchdogs such as the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, the Sweden-based weapons monitor … Read more