Event Brief
Ex-official urges Japan to allow nuclear-armed ship entry
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Aug 26, 2026 at 8:17 AM ET
Summary: Ex-Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobukatsu Kanehara said Tokyo should revise its principle of not permitting the entry of nuclear weapons into Japan. He argued that allowing a port call by a nuclear-armed ship could help deter China.
WHO: Nobukatsu Kanehara
WHAT: Said Japan should revise its principle against allowing nuclear weapons entry, arguing it would help deter China via a nuclear-armed ship port call.
WHEN: Aug 26, 2026 at 5:46 AM ET
WHERE: Japan
WHY: He was reacting to concerns about deterring China and argued that revising the nuclear-weapons entry principle would support that deterrence.
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