Is it time for Japan to have nuclear arms? Trump uncertainty sparks debate

Is it time for Japan to have nuclear arms? Trump uncertainty sparks debate Is it time for Japan to have nuclear arms? Trump uncertainty sparks debate

TOKYO — U.S. President Donald Trump’s grievances about the cost of defending American allies have raised the question of whether Japan should reconsider the long-rejected option of possessing its own nuclear weapons.

In March, former high-ranking officials from Japan’s Defense Ministry and the Self-Defense Forces called for a debate on nuclear weapons that is willing to touch upon concepts once considered taboo.