Following World War Two, Japan’s new pacifist constitution renounced the right to wage war and maintain military forces. Yet Japan needed some form of national self defence and therefore a Self-Defense Force was created with a strictly defensive mandate. In recent years, though, the line between defence and offence has become difficult to distinguish.
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Security and Responsibility
Posted in Military Involvement, tagged Pacifism, responsibility, security on March 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
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