In Japan and South Korea there is deepening concern over the reliability of long-time American security guarantees – whether the U.S. will come to their aid in the event of a war. This has been turbo-charged by Donald Trump’s tough treatment of traditional U.S. allies, which has some in Tokyo and Seoul calling for a reassessment of their non-nuclear policies.

    • Baguette@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      13 hours ago

      The only options for nuclear weapons are none at all, or everyone with one.

      Unfortunately, we live in a world where they exist, and as such, you cannot trust enemies or even allies to have good conscience. If the only way to guarantee your country’s safety against a country with nuclear weapons is your own, then this headline was inevitable.

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        11 hours ago

        War is just another game

        Tailor made for the insane

        But make a threat of their annihilation

        And nobody wants to play

        If that’s the only thing that keeps the peace

        [Chorus]

        Then thank God for the bomb