The Japanese military is edging closer to independence and they will ask for it in the coming years. I would reckon the US needs Japan to be nuclear-ready to counter China.
On one hand we have Germany getting kicked about by the elites and third world invaders and on the other we have China throwing weight about to the anger of other Asian countries, particularly Japan, Vietnam and S.Korea.
On one hand we have Germany getting kicked about by the elites and third world invaders and on the other we have China throwing weight about to the anger of other Asian countries, particularly Japan, Vietnam and S.Korea.