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Seizing Taiwan could push Japan toward nuclear weapons, analysts warn●Revolting for the CCP: Seizing Taiwan Could Drive Japan to Nuclear Weapons✉news War Nuclear1 h ago
Analysis published by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute argues that a Chinese seizure of Taiwan would be so destabilising for Japan that Tokyo could reconsider its long-standing non-nuclear posture. The piece suggests Beijing's leadership has not fully absorbed how an invasion might transform Japanese security thinking, including debates over an independent nuclear deterrent, with major implications for regional deterrence.