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A comparison between the US-Japan alliance and the US-South Korean alliance was conducted. It revealed that both alliances have major differences in origin as well as in the problems encountered by the contracting nations. The US-Japan alliance was viewed as more loosely structured because of Japan's strong reluctance to fully commit to the alliance's provisions. The US-South Korean alliance was considered more tightly structured since the South Korean's have only shown their reluctance to commit on several occasions. However, the end of the Cold War and the rise of new military and political threats in the Northeast Asian region are slowly eroding the differences between the two alliances.
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The time is right for Japan and the US to reconsider their strategic relationship. The US-Japan security relationship was appropriate to the cold war era, but it is economically and diplomatically inappropriate that this relationship continues to dominate US-Japan interactions. The two governments should consider positive approaches to dismantling the security relationship which ensure that future ties have a solid basis which will withstand periods when national economic and security policies diverge.
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This article addresses national security issues of the Japanese state, which the author believes would be better served if Japan admitted publicly to the possession of and responsibility for nuclear weapons. Issues include the absence of U.S. security guarantees, specifically in the form of nuclear deterrence, and the need for Japan to establish its own security, rather than relying on other nations.
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