loki said:Can you explain on that a little? What do you mean by technically? Due to treaties with i.e. the US? I would say given enough pressure from the outside, Japan could do it in a year.Darcia said:technicly Japan cannot go nuclear until around the year 2050. Also japan is one of the worlds most active nations in opposing Nuclear weapons, I think you know why or at least I hope you do.
Damien435 said:I would look at your own build up as the reason for Japan's increased spending. Oh wait, that's right, China is a peaceful nation which does not seek to harm or provoke their neighbors. That explains their ever increasing military budget and numbers.
Rank Country Military expenditures Date of Information
1 United States $ 370,700,000,000 March 2003
2 China $ 67,490,000,000 2004
3 Japan $ 45,841,000,000 2004
MontyB said:Damien435 said:I would look at your own build up as the reason for Japan's increased spending. Oh wait, that's right, China is a peaceful nation which does not seek to harm or provoke their neighbors. That explains their ever increasing military budget and numbers.
Umm couldnt the same statement apply to the ever increasing US military budget?.
Rank Country Military expenditures Date of Information
1 United States $ 370,700,000,000 March 2003
2 China $ 67,490,000,000 2004
3 Japan $ 45,841,000,000 2004
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2067rank.html
Damien435 said:MontyB said:Damien435 said:I would look at your own build up as the reason for Japan's increased spending. Oh wait, that's right, China is a peaceful nation which does not seek to harm or provoke their neighbors. That explains their ever increasing military budget and numbers.
Umm couldnt the same statement apply to the ever increasing US military budget?.
Rank Country Military expenditures Date of Information
1 United States $ 370,700,000,000 March 2003
2 China $ 67,490,000,000 2004
3 Japan $ 45,841,000,000 2004
http://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/rankorder/2067rank.html
Yes, but I am not saying that my neighbor whom I have a violent history with lasting thousands of years should stop building up his defense forces while I continue to build mine.
PershingOfLSU said:Lastly, Japan has apologized no fewer then a dozen times to China for conduct during the Second World War.
MontyB said:You sure about that?
I hear the american administration saying frequently that Iran, Syria etc. cant have WMD's and need to be raked over the coals for developing them yet I hear nothing of the US outrage at Israels nuclear program nor do I see the US getting rid of its nuclear program or reducing its military capacity.
PershingOfLSU said:Israel already has an estimated 40 nuclear weapons. And is content to sit on them because the nearby Arab nations know what will happen if they ever get close to wiping Israel off the map.
You'll notice that the Arab nations haven't launched a campaign against Israel since leaks about its nuclear program.
MontyB said:PershingOfLSU said:Israel already has an estimated 40 nuclear weapons. And is content to sit on them because the nearby Arab nations know what will happen if they ever get close to wiping Israel off the map.
You'll notice that the Arab nations haven't launched a campaign against Israel since leaks about its nuclear program.
Indeed but my point is that it is somewhat hypocritical to be demanding nations not arm themselves to the teeth and that they follow international agreements "or else" while nothing is said about an allied nation carrying out the same actions and breaking the same agreements.
Damien435 said:MontyB said:PershingOfLSU said:Israel already has an estimated 40 nuclear weapons. And is content to sit on them because the nearby Arab nations know what will happen if they ever get close to wiping Israel off the map.
You'll notice that the Arab nations haven't launched a campaign against Israel since leaks about its nuclear program.
Indeed but my point is that it is somewhat hypocritical to be demanding nations not arm themselves to the teeth and that they follow international agreements "or else" while nothing is said about an allied nation carrying out the same actions and breaking the same agreements.
But it would be much more hypocritical if Israel a recent history that was as aggressive as North Korea's or Syria's. Plus, if I recall correctly, Israel is a democracy where as North Korea and Syria are dictatorships. IMO established democracies are much more stable and less likely to do something radical because the politicians are held accountable for their actions.
jackehammond said:BTW> When is China going to pay the US for the design information on the J-10 strike fighter. Yes, I know the information came from Israelis canceled Lavi program, but the US funded 90% of that program. Fair is fair. javascript:emoticon('')
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queens_ranger said:jackehammond said:BTW> When is China going to pay the US for the design information on the J-10 strike fighter. Yes, I know the information came from Israelis canceled Lavi program, but the US funded 90% of that program. Fair is fair. javascript:emoticon('')
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and when is the US going to pay China for the design information on gunpowder, which was invented by the Chinese?
MI Blues said:queens_ranger said:jackehammond said:BTW> When is China going to pay the US for the design information on the J-10 strike fighter. Yes, I know the information came from Israelis canceled Lavi program, but the US funded 90% of that program. Fair is fair. javascript:emoticon('')
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and when is the US going to pay China for the design information on gunpowder, which was invented by the Chinese?
The US will pay the regime which actually did the discovering... if they can find the true decendants.. right after they pay slavery reparations...
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