This is

CVS I in the world. I'm John Bachelor

welcoming Henry Sikalski, the Executive Director

of the Nonproliferation Policy Education Center,

Reuters Tokyo in these last days, Tokyo should seek stronger assurances from

Washington about its commitment to Japan's nuclear defense in order to deflect concerns

that could fuel domestic calls for an independent nuclear arsenal, said

Terra Kono, a prime ministerial contender.

You will remember that Mr. Kisht is leaving the PM this month and there will be a new premiership.

Henry, a very good evening to you.

Japan goes new because that's the short version of what I just read.

Good evening.

With any bad luck, yes.

Thanks for having me on your show again.

I really appreciate it.

Yes, we expect the noisy sharp-elbowed South Koreans who constantly threatened to go nuclear and talk about it now

through their Prime Minister and Defence Minister to be making these noises, but not the ever polite and careful

and cautious Japanese.

So for someone who was a foreign and defense minister and now is minister information

to say openly what people who in South Korea with regard to senior officials

have to be saying is a bit startling.

And they, not only is the warning,

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