Japan's Reliance on US Extended Nuclear Deterrence: Legality of Use Matters Today

Japan declares in its security policy that US extended nuclear deterrence is "essential". However, policymakers do not seem to have provided sufficient explanation of the legality and the implications of the use of nuclear weapons, even if they argue that the policy of extended nuclear det...

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Published in:	Journal for peace and nuclear disarmament Vol. 5; no. 1; pp. 162 - 184
Main Author:	Kawai, Kimiaki
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Routledge 02.01.2022 Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects:	belligerent reprisals countermeasures Extended nuclear deterrence international humanitarian law (IHL) jus in bello
ISSN:	2575-1654, 2575-1654
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