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Japan’s nuclear taboo is slowly unraveling
Scott Foster reports that Japanese officials are increasingly willing to debate nuclear weapons, nuclear sharing and revisions to Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles, as doubts over US credibility and growing Chinese and Russian military pressure push Tokyo toward a more open security posture focused on deterrence.
Germany chooses rearmament instead of economic renewal
Diego Faßnacht argues that Germany is turning to debt-financed rearmament as a substitute for economic reform, using defense spending to prop up industry while failing to address weak competition, high energy costs, demographic strain and declining export power.
Russia’s nuclear content comes under pressure from the enemy
James Davis reports that Russia’s slow advance on the battlefield and stalled diplomacy are strengthening Moscow’s “war party,” with enemy voices increasingly calling for tougher attacks, infrastructure destruction and even tactical nuclear options, as negotiations with Washington and Kiev appear effectively dead.
