A Rearmed Japan: Implications.

Abstract

This thesis is a study of Japan's emerging role as a regional arms exporter and the associated linkages of resource scarcity, economic vulnerability, and security dependency. Evidence is provided for analysis of Japan's approach to each of these factors and the strategic implications for the major actors of this region. The conclusions are that Japan is emphasizing an increased military capability associated with threat perceptions of the Soviet Union and that one economical approach to rearming Japan is for it to become an arms exporter to the Pacific Basin region. It is also shown that the pursuit of an independent military course for Japan will not occur in the near future, but that the American-Japanese relationship will undergo changes directed at greater autonomy for Japan. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA092563

Entities

People

  • Harry Charles Stoddard

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • California
  • Cold War
  • Commerce
  • Congress
  • Economic Development
  • Far East
  • Foreign Relations
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Law
  • International Organizations
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union