Ishihara: Japan Needs Nukes

Tokyo’s outspoken Gov. Shintaro Ishihara says his country, which suffered history’s only nuclear attack, should build nuclear weapons to counter the threat from fast-rising China.
In my interview with Ishihara, published in The Independent today, Ishihara said Japan could develop nukes within a year and send a strong message to the world. ‘All our enemies: China, North Korea and Russia—all close neighbours—have nuclear weapons. Is there another country in the world in a similar situation?