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To: TobagoJack who wrote (10108)10/15/2006 1:21:19 AM
From: energyplay  Read Replies (1) of 218386
 
The UK has a similar strategic depth problem, they solved it with missle launching subamrines which can be far away,

Of course, Canada is also a fall back position...

Japan has the ability to develop an enormous nuclear 'sting' which could deter aggression by China or Russia. 15 + tons of plutonium goes pretty far.

It would be more than enough to take out a large part of the North Korea hierarchy and their military capability.

Would China or Russia then want to hit Japan ? If Taiwan is not worth Los Angeles, what's North Korea worth ?

Japan is a major part of the value creation, consumption, and financing for Asia. I don't see China risking economic progress for the Hermit Kingdom.

Russia is a different matter, but North Korea isn't enough of a client state to really matter.

I don't think Japan would launch a first strike against North Korea.

I think they are in a situation analangous to France in the 1950s, they realized that they could not count on the United States if the Soviets attacked. France built a capability to take out the major cities in Russia.
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