America and Japan sign a joint nuclear defense document

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According to this newspaper, this joint document includes the position of the two countries regarding the implementation of deterrence policy. It is said that this document contains a clause according to which the United States will be committed to protecting Japan by any means possible, including nuclear weapons.

In this document, various conditions are also determined in which the United States can take retaliatory action against a third country for the benefit of Japan.

The defense ministers of Japan and the United States are expected to discuss the contents of this document at a meeting in Tokyo in late July. In this report, it is pointed out that the said action was taken in the background of the claims of “intensification of the nuclear threat from Russia and China”.

America and Japan started nuclear deterrence negotiations in 2010 and discussed ways to stabilize and strengthen this deterrence and held consultative meetings about this issue with the presence of officials from the field of foreign policy and affairs. defense of two countries.