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The age of rearmament

July 24, 2026 5 min read views
The age of rearmament

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Japan’s nuclear taboo is slowly unravelingScott Foster reports that Japanese officials are increasingly willing to debate nuclear weapons, nuclear sharing and revisions to Japan’s Three Non-Nuclear Principles, as doubts over US reliability and rising Chinese and Russian military pressure push Tokyo toward a more openly deterrence-focused security posture.

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Russia’s nuclear restraint comes under hawkish pressureJames Davis reports that Russia’s slow battlefield advance and stalled diplomacy are strengthening Moscow’s “party of war,” with hawkish voices increasingly calling for harsher strikes, infrastructure destruction and even tactical nuclear options as negotiations with Washington and Kiev appear effectively dead.

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