Tokyo (ap)-more than debate in Japan's nuclear also bring another problem, out of the shadows, Japan should remains open, and the possibility of nuclear weapons-even if only as an option?
It may seem strange, the atomic bomb destroyed the only countries, especially because it marked the August 6, 67 Hiroshima and Nagasaki explosion anniversary, and, after three days. The Japanese government official to give up its nuclear weapons, the vast majority of citizens against them.
But as Japan's heavy whether to phase out nuclear power, some conservatives, including a number of influential politicians, thinkers, are becoming more concerned about their faith, Japan should at least have the capacity to produce nuclear weapons voice.
The two problems intertwined, because nuclear power plant can develop technology and production weapon equipment fuel needs, such as stressed that in Iran's and north Korea's nuclear power plant projects cover up the attention that bomb.
"With the nuclear power plant, according to other countries, Japan could make nuclear weapons," the former defense minister le le stone break, and now opposition lawmakers, told the Associated Press.
The stone le stressed that Japan doesn't make nuclear weapons. But, he said, to their work with nearby north Korea doubt, Japan need to assert itself said, it also can let them-but not to choose.
This view of the nuclear weapons opponent feel nervous.
"Blessing island project," A book of the nuclear tendency to several experts said: "A group started to take the position of the military technology, and claims that, up to now has been submerged in areas under the surface of nuclear power plant, the meaning of".
Add to their panic, the parliament June revision, in 1955 the atomic energy ", "the basic law of the state security", people's health and wealth as Japan's use of the technical reasons.
"In Japan's nuclear problem must be solved, heightening the recognition of the kernel said:" kyushu university professor JiGang, social and cultural research. The connection is becoming more and more clear. "
JiGang sitting government survey last March 11 tsunami has a nuclear disaster of the panel. In blessing island in the collapse of the first factory then question the future of nuclear power in Japan, and further increase the attention of some of the bomb advocates.
Most supporters not to say, at least not publicly, think Japan should have nuclear weapons. Instead, they think, only ability, make them as a deterrent behavior and give Japan more diplomatic influence.
Problems can be traced back to the 1960 s. An armed with nuclear weapons Japan's idea, long talked about behind the scenes, despite government denials, in the past two years in the history of the released documents show.
Papers obtained by Japanese NHK television in 2010 and recently by the ap according to public records request.
In an AD 1966 pen, the government put forward China's nuclear threat, Japan thought it was too necessary, but its conclusion, the U.S. nuclear umbrella and to make such a time, so unnecessary.
To satisfy the minutes, from 1964, 1966 and 1967, Japanese officials signed the treaty on the non-proliferation of nuclear balance ", this will mean that give up the pros and cons of the HeXuanZe. From Japan in 1970 signed the treaty.
The government refused to continue, although the former prime minister ZhongCengGenKangHong in 2004 wrote memoirs, as the defence minister, he has ordered in Japan in 1970, the secret of weapons capability. The conclusion of this study will take five years to develop nuclear weapons, but ZhongCengGenKangHong said, he decided they don't need it, and because of American protection.
In 2010, Japanese Democrats, break the LDP half a century's grip on power, turn the past denied, and acknowledge what has discussed.
In view of the past veiled, a former diplomat far cane zhe also and other suspicious June amendment to join "national security" atomic energy method.
Supporters say the amendment, it refers to the protection from terrorist attacks on nuclear power plant. Opponents ask why word so "nuclear safety" instead of "national security".
Japan has 45 t separated plutonium, several Nagasaki bombs enough type. The whole of plutonium more than 1.5 million tons, is the world's largest one, although than the United States, Russia or Great Britain much less.
Aid Tokyo nobuteru ishihara, governor outspoken conservative, has repeatedly said Japan should bomb option to get that diplomatic influence. Former prime minister, shinzo Abe, has already said that a similar view, but more downy.
, the country's largest newspaper "read the news in the title, sell the contact between the editorial and made a rare mention nuclear power, nuclear bombs, said last year, Japan's plutonium" diplomatic work as a nuclear deterrent. "
Like that, in Japan's atomic energy commission, shaping a government's nuclear policy group Tatsujiro suzuki deputy chairman of worry. The spread of his opponent, he said, and the bombs are some politicians and bureaucrats of dozens of years ambitions




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