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Nagasaki observed the 81st anniversary of the atomic bombing on August 9, with Japanese leaders calling for nuclear disarmament even as geopolitical tensions fuel debate over rethinking Japan's non-nuclear stance.
Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi has called for national debate on nuclear weapons, citing deteriorating security and policy shifts by European allies including France and Finland.
A major CSIS survey reveals that 75-80% of strategic elites in Japan and South Korea oppose nuclear acquisition, yet this consensus could rapidly collapse if either nation shifts policy, with potentially destabilizing implications for Northeast Asia.