Japan defense budget for FY 2017 likely to hit record 5.1 tril. yen would mark the fifth straight year of increases http://mainichi.jp/english/articles/20161202/p2g/00m/0dm/006000c …
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Replying to @Rjrasva
Do they have sufficient infantry strength at this point? I'd guess not.
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War will be fought over Senkaku's if it happens, beyond that US will intervene to protect their bases. A war over small
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islets will be short & limited with naval & airpower playing key roles. Japan only needs to defend & if PRC fails or wins
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but sustains significant damage, then that's it for gr8 power ambitions. PRC won't try Okinawa due to US presence, will lose
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Replying to @Rjrasva
Thanks, that makes sense. And being de-facto nuke state secures it against strategic/eliminatory threats.
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