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In Japan and South Korea there is deepening concern over the reliability of long-time American security guarantees – whether the U.S. will come to their aid in the event of a war. This has been turbo-charged by Donald Trump’s tough treatment of traditional U.S. allies, which has some in Tokyo and Seoul calling for a reassessment of their non-nuclear policies.

  • Frezik@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    25 days ago

    I can’t blame them for wanting to do it. Same with a whole lot of other countries right now.

    I’d also like to point out that this will necessitate a new round of nuclear weapons tests. We’re giving up on a hard won success:

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel#Present_day

    World anthropogenic background radiation, caused by atmospheric nuclear testing, peaked at a level 0.11 mSv/yr (4%) above the natural 2.40 mSv/yr. It began to fall in 1963, when the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was enacted, and by 2008 it had decreased to only 0.005 mSv/yr above natural levels. This has made special low-background steel no longer necessary for most radiation-sensitive uses, as new steel now has a low enough radioactive signature.