G7 Hiroshima Summit leaders must face current regional security realities and discuss nuclear deterrence, not just the laudable goal of ending nuclear weapons.
Despite the growing nuclear threat and waning US influence, Japan stays committed to its three non-nuclear principles while South Korea's stance is proactive.
Cabinet Secretary for Public Affairs Noriyuki Shikata shares insights on Japan's priorities for global economy and security at the G7 Hiroshima Summit.
In the face of an increasingly perilous security climate, PM Kishida must discuss concrete deterrence measures and formulate a much-needed nuclear strategy.
Japan must share the sense of crisis demonstrated by the South Korean president and the plans for stronger deterrence he agreed to at the Biden-Yoon summit.
If South Korea restarts a nuclear weapons program, "The pressure on Japan would be very strong" said former US Deputy Undersecretary of Defense Richard Lawless.
At exactly one year since the start of the Ukraine War, international politics expert Andrii Gurenko shares his thoughts on the conflict and Japan's position.
Prime Minister Kishida should realize that the Japanese people cannot be safeguarded unless the country's nuclear deterrence posture is strengthened.
The United States' method of negotiating with Pyongyang to achieve complete denuclearization has failed and its North Korean approach needs an overhaul.
That China, North Korea, and Russia are flirting with a nuclear attack option poses an imminent challenge to nuclear deterrence for the US and its Asian...
US President Biden's eyes "reducing the role of nuclear weapons in US Strategy" despite nuclear threats from China and Russia.
The premise of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has collapsed. Threatened by North Korea and others, Japan needs a new approach to nuclear deterrence.