Japan Potential Nuclear Superpower

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Analysis of the stockpiles of nuclear material available for use in bomb building reveals some surprising results, with Japan’s nuclear potential ranking high in an international comparison thanks to its large nuclear power industry.

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As the chart suggests, it takes into account estimates of plutonium stockpiles, whether acquired expressly for the purposes of nuclear armament or for civilian power generation, to build a series of estimates of the potential nuclear stockpiles each nation could build.

Japan also possesses an additional distinction compared to a number of countries shown, in that it has an independent space program. Some have suggested this serves an unspoken “dual-use” deterrent function, as there is not much that distinguishes a space rocket from a nuclear missile, save from what goes on the top.

Most observers suppose that with sufficient political will Japan could rapidly assemble a nuclear arsenal, although so far calls for an independent nuclear deterrent have been muted at best, even with North Korea’s blustering threats to destroy the nation.

However, unlike any of its neighbours Japan’s constitution expressly forbids maintaining “war potential,” though this has not stopped the nation from building what by some estimates is the world’s fourth most powerful navy…

Via Gigazine.


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    Avatar of Enan
    Comment by Enan
    21:15 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Japan has a bigger weapon of mass destruction... animes, sure to anihilate the population one generation at a time

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    Comment by Evil Brother
    21:33 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Brittannia,anyone?

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:37 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I thought Haruhi Suzumiya was Japan's weapon of mass destruction?

    21:44 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Well, it took only 8 episodes to eliminate her and wipe about half of the fandom out..

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:48 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    regrettably she still persists

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:53 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    aside from haruhi, anybody noticed the giant rx-78 standing? that thing is nuclear power. For sure they have a few more gundams stashed away ready for activation if there is a need to defend the country and the emperor. BANZAI! BANZAI!

    For all we know japan already has a hidden moon base at the dark side of the moon where they mass produce valkyries and SDFs that are ready for transport should the need for them to move into space as colonies.

    Also if one will notice they have a big edge in warfare not only because of their mobile suits and armors, aside from the regular infantry japan has a number of female weapons posing as celebrities who can demoralize any nation with their powerful songs which renders entire armies useless.

    and if that was not enough, they also have biological weapons that sprout long appendages that we came to call "tentacles" that seem to attack any female to prevent it from reproducing effectively diminishing the medic/soldier count of any foreign army.

    and of course there's still a matter of their bases that transform into fighting machines...

    but yeah arguably haruhi suzumiya is their ace in the hole

    BANZAI!

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:55 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    zing!

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:51 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    they had a strong navy?!

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:09 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    "For all we know japan already has a hidden moon base at the dark side of the moon"
    Dude... The ENTIRE MOON is a fucking spaceship that belongs to Japan. They could pierce any country with that spaceship's drills.

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:17 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Gundams, Knightmare Frames, Sakuradite, any other ace in the hole I forgot to mention? Haruhi?

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:44 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    don't forget old schools,
    Diebuster, Mazinger, Getter, oh well pick anyone u like in SRW

    Comment by Anonymous
    00:38 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    In sometime Japan is going to have a mecha that throws galaxies as shurikens...

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    Comment by Tex_Arcana
    00:59 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    All I know is that every time there's a massive global fighting tournament, about 1/3 of the guys are from Japan.

    Any country with that amount of special moves per square mile is not to be trifled with.

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    Comment by Kortaku
    03:36 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Dudes, Japan doesnt need anything militarily because the world is filled with weeabous who will become suicide bombers once anyone fucks with Japan. Ahh I can see them now screaming BANZAI DESU!

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:44 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    It's true...

    Avatar of Miroku74
    Comment by Miroku74
    07:17 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Weaboos suicide bombers = nothing of value lost.

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    Comment by First Posting Idiot
    09:04 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    They should build more life sized gundams and put them all on the coast facing North Korea.

    When they get calls from Kim asking what those things are doing there, they can say "they're just large model kits, we promise."

    Avatar of Kortaku
    Comment by Kortaku
    09:29 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Exactly.

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:06 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Sadly, Japanese have several fatal flaws.

    Before engaging in an offensive move, they always pause to yell out some retarded name.

    Transforming takes time.

    Both these pauses provide ample time for a canny foe to counterstrike pre-emptively.

    A troop of enemy women soldiers need only expose their breasts for Japanese troops to become anemic from nasal bloodloss.

    Until these flaws are fixed Japanese military domination is only a dream.

    Comment by Anonymous
    10:40 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    If Star Wars had the Death Star, Japan made the moon into the HARO STAR

    And no, according to one law of animation: no matter how lengthy the attack name or henshin sequence is, the opponents will always be paralyzed in sheer awe

    Comment by Anonymous
    11:26 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Everyone knows the stockpile will power GUNDAMS!!!

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:00 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    pssh america got transformers

    Comment by Anonymous
    15:03 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    actually Tranformers belongs to both japan and america. With the original transformers merchandis being adaptations of japanese Microman and Diaclone toys. Its kind of like comapring power rangers to super sentai.

    Comment by Anonymous
    17:35 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    If Star Wars have the Death Star, Japan has the Lucky Star.

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:09 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    "A troop of enemy women soldiers need only expose their breasts for Japanese troops to become anemic from nasal bloodloss."

    I'd beg to differ they'd get tentacle reap before they can do anything to confuse the enemy.

    Comment by Anonymous
    19:15 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    @Anon 10:06

    Japanese are not interested in 3D

    Avatar of Ken
    Comment by Ken
    20:08 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Anime created Otaku army!

    Comment by Anonymous
    13:10 22/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    I think you guys are forgetting people like Nanoha who's basically your White Devil beserker.

    and @Anon 21:53, sounds like we can have some Macross going in there too. Damn

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:33 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Count me in.
    All hail Britannia!!!

    Avatar of Kortaku
    Comment by Kortaku
    03:36 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    ALLL HEILLL BRITANNAZI!!!!

    Avatar of Maikeru
    Comment by Maikeru
    13:13 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You will hail under none other than Maikeru =3 dont worry, I'll turn this world into an otaku paradise and we can rule together (- -)b I'll also make loli's legal and send equality now to a humiliating death sentance.

    Who's with me ? -^^-

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:56 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    But Japan is technically destroying themselves right now.

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    Comment by Dirty_Dingus008
    13:02 20/06/2011 # ! Neutral (0)

    err~ dudes and duddetes~ If you actually looked at that map at the start of the First episode, that fictional empire started in~~ wait for it~~
    +
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    +
    AMERICA!!!
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    How the fuck did America become a empire is still not explained in the Anime.. it just Is~ It's more than likely an pathetic '60s wannabe radical animator in Sunrise getting all up in the apparent desires of America back in the days when Nippon was quickly clawing itself out of the ruins by their own hands and where bitch slapping orally the hand that helped them up.. and still do.

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:47 24/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Don't forget Kamen Riders!!!!!!!!!! FINAL ATTACKRIDE DEDEDE-DECADE

    Comment by Anonymous
    21:52 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    They're going for Cultural Victory.

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:01 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    They need to hurry up then, they have less than a hundred turns to the end of the game. Sadly no one decided to take the Space Race victory route.

    Avatar of LonerGoth
    Comment by LonerGoth
    22:04 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    +1
    cultural victory = win.

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:54 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    +9000 to that 1 for culture victory

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:21 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    not enoguh stacked wonders in one place. :X

    Comment by Anonymous
    00:26 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    "+9000 to that 1 for culture victory"

    I guess that means IT'S OVER 9000!"

    Avatar of Maikeru
    Comment by Maikeru
    13:14 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    or...is it ?! =o

    Avatar of ntbxp
    Comment by ntbxp
    23:37 27/12/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    You made us otaku!!(+10)

    Comment by Anonymous
    04:09 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (+0.2)

    Cultural and Space victories are for fags.

    Real men go for Conquest.

    Sadly there are no real men left in the world.

    Comment by Anonymous
    05:36 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    The F have taken over.

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:09 22/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    When you try for conquest all the space/cultural fags ally and rape you - read hitler

    Avatar of ntbxp
    Comment by ntbxp
    23:51 27/12/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Why Civ4's Japan is so "WAR!WAR!WAR!"?
    Why have not post-war Japan with a rule like "Unable to declare a war."?

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:24 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Not to mention Japan's weapon of ass destruction: yaoi.

    Comment by Anonymous
    22:55 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    BUY YU-GI-OH CARDS TODAY

    Avatar of Bastille
    Comment by Bastille
    21:19 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Delicious Chiyuri and Nitori~
    SCIENCE!

    Avatar of soup
    Comment by soup
    21:20 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    my cock is bigger than yours..?

    Avatar of JSRF
    Comment by JSRF
    21:21 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    That plutonium is used to fuel their Gundams.

    Avatar of JSRF
    Comment by JSRF
    21:22 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    (stupid reply button...)

    Comment by Anonymous
    23:27 20/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    its so true

    Avatar of Kortaku
    Comment by Kortaku
    03:37 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    Damn right, its bigger than yours.

    Comment by Anonymous
    06:06 21/10/2009 # ! Neutral (0)

    My cock can walk right through the door.







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