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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
TOKYO, Dec. 21 (Xinhua) — Former Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said on Saturday that possessing nuclear weapons "will never benefit Japan."
The statement came in response to controversial comments by a senior Japanese official about Japan having nuclear weapons.
"If Japan acquires nuclear weapons, we will have to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency," Shigeru Ishiba said live on television, noting that in that case, "Japan's nuclear policy aimed at meeting its energy needs will become unviable."
"This will never benefit Japan," Shigeru Ishiba said.
On Thursday, the Kyodo News Agency reported that a senior official involved in security policy development in Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration told the media about the need to possess nuclear weapons, sparking sharp criticism within the country.
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