Foreign minister says Japan could build a nuclear bomb, but won't for now

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mainichi A dangerous time for making such assertion, Foreign Minister Taro Aso, reveals Japan could produce a nuclear weapon, should conflict ever arises that it needs to defend itself. This is in light of the recent North Korean nuclear and ballistic missile test-fires, which some in the Japanese government and ruling party members are taking serious thoughts of a high-level reappraisal. It is considerably alarming that in the on going parliamentary committee the possession of nuclear weapons are now being raised. Read here... (http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20061130p2a00m0na009 000c.html)

[hayaren]

di yata magpapatalo ang Japan, what other countries have they too should have, as we would have thought of it.

[Raiden]

The only way to urge other countries not to acquire nuclear weapons and give up their nuclear ambition, is for all the nuclear capable countries to dismantle their nuclear arsenal, and fight wars the conventional way. But I don't think that's gonna happen anytime soon.
Until then, there will always be someone seeking the ultimate weapon.

Oh well, it's a hypocritical world we are living in.