Japan Institute for National Fundamentals

2023.05.25 (Thu)

【#1039】Vision Alone Cannot Accomplish National Defense and Disarmament

May 22, 2023 　 The Group of Seven leaders at their annual summit in Hiroshima issued their “Hiroshima Vision on Nuclear Disarmament.” The document includes the “ultimate goal” of realizing a “world ...

2023.02.09 (Thu)

【#1009】Japan Required to Prepare Law to Tackle Foreign Balloon Intrusion

February 6, 2023 　 A U.S. Air Force F-22 fighter shot down a Chinese reconnaissance balloon that flew across the continental United States. Japan has so far failed to enact any law to tackle foreign...

2023.01.25 (Wed)

【#1002】Clouds Cast Already over Implementation of 3 Security Documents

January 23, 2023 　 A joint statement on a meeting of the Japan-U.S. Security Consultative Committee in Washington on January 11 said that the Japanese and U.S. foreign and defense ministers at the s...

2022.12.07 (Wed)

【#990】U.S. Report on Chinese Military Power and Japan’s Response

December 5, 2022 　 On November 29, the U.S. Department of Defense published its annual report on China’s military power. In consideration of debate on defense in Japan, I would like to take up two p...

2022.11.02 (Wed)

【#978】Unpersuasive Reasons for Cancelling SLCM-N Development

October 31, 2022 　 On October 27, the U.S. Department of Defense released the National Defense Strategy (NDS), the Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and the Missile Defense Review (MDR). Of them, the NPR...

2022.10.19 (Wed)

【#976】Nuclear Deterrence Should Not End Up as Empty Words

October 17, 2022 　 On October 12, the U.S. National Security Strategy (NSS) was released, coming up with a newly organized concept of “integrated deterrence.” It is composed of five pillars: integra...

2022.08.09 (Tue)

【#952】Prepare for China’s Hybrid Warfare

August 8, 2022 　 While conducting military drills to intimidate Taiwan in response to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August 2-3, China simultaneously engaged in non-military of...

2022.06.22 (Wed)

【#932】Supporting Maher Proposal

June 20, 2022 　 Kevin Maher, a former director of the Office of Japanese Affairs at the U.S. Department of State, has proposed Japan to provide the Self-Defense Forces’ Type 12 surface-to-ship missi...

2022.06.16 (Thu)

【#929】Regrettable U.S. Failure to Invite Taiwan to RIMPAC Exercise

June 13, 2022 　 Taiwan is not among participants in the Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) naval exercise between June 29 and August 4, as announced by the U.S. Navy recently. The U.S. Defense Authorizatio...

2022.05.18 (Wed)

【#919】Biden Is Partially Responsible for Japan’s Nuclear Insecurity

May 16, 2022 　 As Russia has threatened to use nuclear weapons since its aggression against Ukraine, insecurity in Japan about nuclear attacks has led to growing calls for “nuclear sharing” with the...