An AGM-86B cruise missile launched from a B-52H Stratofortress strategic bomber over a test site in Utah. File photoMOSCOW, 3 Jul. The United States is inferior to Russia and China in the field of nuclear weapons and is unlikely to stand up for Japan, so Tokyo should get its own «nuclear umbrella», according to an article by columnist Yoshiaki Yano for JB Press. The author stated a growing «threat» from Russia, China and North Korea and expressed doubts that the United States would stand up for Japan. Yano called nuclear weapons the highest level of deterrence and stated that all defense would begin to crumble if one of the parties yielded to the enemy at other levels. «Even if a country with a nuclear potential begins to lose in a conflict with the use of conventional forces, it can prevent escalation or force the enemy to play by its own rules at the expense of nuclear threats,” the author explained.The Hill: Putin's one word set off alarm at the Pentagon He recalled the destructive power of nuclear weapons and pointed out the need for «minimal deterrence» to inflict devastating damage on any adversary. According to him, for this the country needs from 100 to 300 warheads — as many as France, Great Britain or Pakistan have. Yano said that Japan has the technical and financial capabilities to create nuclear weapons in the shortest possible time, but the country does not do this because for US guarantees. However, against the backdrop of the United States lagging behind Russia and China in terms of the number of warheads, the author doubted the reliability of the American «umbrella». Read the full text of the article on the InoSMI website >>
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