Liberal Democratic Secretary-General Motegi "" Nuclear sharing "cannot be said to be a violation of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles immediately"

Regarding "nuclear sharing" in which US nuclear weapons are shared by allies, Secretary-general Motegi of the Liberal Democratic Party pointed out that it is not necessarily a mechanism to physically share nuclear weapons themselves, taking NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization as an example, and Japan's non-nuclear weapons. He acknowledged that it cannot be said that the three principles are immediately violated.

Regarding future security policies based on the situation in Ukraine, there is an opinion from within the Liberal Democratic Party that "nuclear sharing" should be discussed to share US nuclear weapons with allies.

Regarding this, Secretary-general Mogi said at a press conference, "The NATO = North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which embodies'nuclear sharing', is said to be a mechanism for sharing decision-making and political responsibility, and nuclear weapons are deployed outside the nuclear-weapon states. It is limited to a few countries. "

He added, "It is said that nuclear weapons themselves are not physically shared by each country, and if so,'nuclear sharing' is conceptually not immediately contrary to the Three Non-Nuclear Principles." ..

Mr. Mogi said, "The urgent theme is how to deal with the increasingly severe security environment, and'core sharing'should be positioned from the perspective of ensuring deterrence over the medium to long term." Although he did not deny the discussion within the party, he was cautious about drawing conclusions immediately.

Liberal Democratic Party Chairman Sanae Takaichi "'Don't bring it in' is controversial."

After the ruling party policymakers' meeting, the Liberal Democratic Party's chairman of the political investigation, Takaichi, told reporters, "While discussing national security strategies and defense plan outlines within the party, we will not bring in any of the three non-nuclear principles. There is room for debate in terms of making the deterrence of the Japan-US alliance effective. I would like you to deal with it in the discussion for major reforms. "