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177 Japan and the Nuclear Umbrella


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Gregory Kulacki, a nuclear weapons expert with the Union of Concerned Scientists, talks from Tokyo with Metta about the local opposition that he is studying. He says that a tiny group of experts secretly determine Japanese policy. As a nation under the so-called "U.S. nuclear umbrella" Japan blocked Obama's plan to adopt a policy of "no first use" of nuclear weapons. Now there is an effort to prevent a similar change that is being considered in the Biden administration. The Japanese fear China. We encourage you to post your thoughts on this matter on the comments column of our website, https://tosavetheworld.ca/videos/#comments

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