Kaplan: Why Japan and South Korea Are Arming Up | 2023 | News
Why Japan and South Korea Are Arming Up
It’s too soon to call it a new cold war. But the conflict in Ukraine is changing defense policies in East Asia in brand new ways.
Fred Kaplan | Slate
January 31, 2023
In the last month, Japan has taken a huge step away from its anti-military tradition, doubling its defense budget and asking the U.S. for long-rang Tomahawk cruise missile, while South Korea's president has talked about building nuclear weapons.
-SSP alum Fred Kaplan in Slate