Comments on: News for December 26, 2006 http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/12/26/news-for-december-26-2006/ Japan News Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:56:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Ken http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/12/26/news-for-december-26-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-5316 Ken Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:39:12 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=842#comment-5316 James, when I first saw the article this morning that's what I thought - it simply isn't true - it has to have some other motive. I doubt that Japan's neighbors would even buy it. It took the Project X team less than the time they're projecting, and that was from scratch. More likely, it's for domestic consumption. Assuring the populace that 'we can't do it.' But really, I don't know. James, when I first saw the article this morning that’s what I thought – it simply isn’t true – it has to have some other motive. I doubt that Japan’s neighbors would even buy it. It took the Project X team less than the time they’re projecting, and that was from scratch.

More likely, it’s for domestic consumption. Assuring the populace that ‘we can’t do it.’ But really, I don’t know.

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]]> By: Joel http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/12/26/news-for-december-26-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-5290 Joel Tue, 26 Dec 2006 01:45:00 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=842#comment-5290 Merry Christmas James! Hey that white boar lives in Beppu, just like me! I have a suggestion. Perhaps you should put _target after your links so that the JapanProbe page remains open when we jump other links Merry Christmas James!

Hey that white boar lives in Beppu, just like me!

I have a suggestion. Perhaps you should put _target after your links so that the JapanProbe page remains open when we jump other links

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]]> By: James (admin) http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/12/26/news-for-december-26-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-5282 James (admin) Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:22:38 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=842#comment-5282 It also seemed like a pretty huge jump from what experts had been previously claiming: a few weeks to a few months. Perhaps the government intentionally leaked the documents so that it would make Japan's neighbors less afraid about the possibility of a nuclear Japan in the immediate future? Or perhaps they want everyone to know that they are serious about pursuing nuclear weapons, but they are giving themselves a very very conservative time table so they wouldn't embarass themselves if they failed to produce a nuke in less than year. It also seemed like a pretty huge jump from what experts had been previously claiming: a few weeks to a few months. Perhaps the government intentionally leaked the documents so that it would make Japan’s neighbors less afraid about the possibility of a nuclear Japan in the immediate future? Or perhaps they want everyone to know that they are serious about pursuing nuclear weapons, but they are giving themselves a very very conservative time table so they wouldn’t embarass themselves if they failed to produce a nuke in less than year.

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]]> By: Amaunator http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/12/26/news-for-december-26-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-5267 Amaunator Mon, 25 Dec 2006 19:29:41 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=842#comment-5267 I don't think acquiring the material will be a problem for Japan, considering they have plenty of nuclear reactors. Constructing the required centrifuges won't be such a big problem I think. "Japan will need at least three to five years to test produce small nuclear warheads" What do they mean with "small"? Weapons with a small yield? I've read somewhere that 'small' nuclear weapons design is America's most closely guarded nuclear secret. They are far more difficult to construct than larger yield weapons. Low yield weapons are far more useful than city-leveling ones I imagine. If this isn't what the article had in mind, I think it's bullshit. Japan surely has no lack of technical expertise and know-how to create a rudimentary nuclear weapon. If India, Pakistan and North-Korea can do it (countries we would considerd to be developping countries), I'm sure Japan can do it without too much problems. And much faster too. I don’t think acquiring the material will be a problem for Japan, considering they have plenty of nuclear reactors. Constructing the required centrifuges won’t be such a big problem I think.

“Japan will need at least three to five years to test produce small nuclear warheads”

What do they mean with “small”? Weapons with a small yield? I’ve read somewhere that ’small’ nuclear weapons design is America’s most closely guarded nuclear secret. They are far more difficult to construct than larger yield weapons. Low yield weapons are far more useful than city-leveling ones I imagine.

If this isn’t what the article had in mind, I think it’s bullshit. Japan surely has no lack of technical expertise and know-how to create a rudimentary nuclear weapon. If India, Pakistan and North-Korea can do it (countries we would considerd to be developping countries), I’m sure Japan can do it without too much problems. And much faster too.

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]]> By: Tadashi http://www.japanprobe.com/2006/12/26/news-for-december-26-2006/comment-page-1/#comment-5254 Tadashi Mon, 25 Dec 2006 17:01:12 +0000 http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=842#comment-5254 The Problem of building an A-bomb is probably more a matter of getting the material in the required quantities than building the actual bomb. It still shouldn't exceed a few weeks, except they let some politicians discuss it (¬_¬) The Problem of building an A-bomb is probably more a matter of getting the material in the required quantities than building the actual bomb. It still shouldn’t exceed a few weeks, except they let some politicians discuss it (¬_¬)

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