tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post6579282846745259670..comments2023-06-20T02:25:36.578-07:00Comments on The Scholar's Stage: Japan's Achilles Heel?T. Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04621529800248145193noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-74047425893502329992020-07-24T03:38:47.670-07:002020-07-24T03:38:47.670-07:00Japan is very vulnerable to China, but threatening...Japan is very vulnerable to China, but threatening Japan's existence makes zero sense to China (unless Japan drastically changed and actually becomes a threat to China). China's focused on the South China Sea for a reason.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12889325901147925533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-72818753962492161492020-05-20T12:56:15.895-07:002020-05-20T12:56:15.895-07:00Why not import LNG from Canada or the US, thus byp...Why not import LNG from Canada or the US, thus bypassing the choke point?DBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-24674238823933668372020-05-15T19:03:26.985-07:002020-05-15T19:03:26.985-07:00It does not matter how smart, how sophisticate a c...It does not matter how smart, how sophisticate a country is, there are certain things one cannot get it right the first time. The weapon, the system must be tested, and then get refined a few times before deployment for use.<br /><br />That said, I don't see Japan has any serious defense but relies on USA's for the nuclear umbrella as well as other big weapons.<br /><br />Based on the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7378807093271153119.post-32946116834313568422020-05-09T14:19:37.714-07:002020-05-09T14:19:37.714-07:00Attacking Japan in a way that is mortal threat to ...Attacking Japan in a way that is mortal threat to the nation and the regime is to enter a darkened room. China would not just be taking on the Japan they know, they would be taking on the full scope of Japanese capabilities, known, unknown, and potential, that a Japanese regime with its survival at stake could draw upon in response. A regime in mortal danger may resort to steps which are Lexington Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14413546490641321620noreply@blogger.com