ABSTRACT Shigeru Ishiba is a heavyweight in Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party and served as Defence Minister from 2007 to 2008. In this interview, he shares his views on the role of nuclear weapons in US–Japan alliance and Japan’s security policy. Especially, he put emphasis on the need to ensure that extended deterrence by US nuclear weapons is always credible, while he acknowledges the miseries of nuclear weapons. In the face of growing threat of North Korea’s nuclear and missile programme, Ishiba also noted that Japan’s policy of not allowing the introduction of nuclear weapons in its territory should be re-examined, effectively casting doubt on the third pillar of the Three Non-Nuclear Principles. Missile defence is another item that he thinks must be strengthened to enhance the credibility of nuclear deterrence. He went on to praise Japan’s plutonium policy as this constitutes ‘potential nuclear deterrence’ for Japan.

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日本应审查美国核伞的信誉：石场茂（Shigeru Ishiba）访谈

摘要石场茂（Shigeru Ishiba）是日本自由民主党的重量级人物，并于2007年至2008年担任国防部长。在这次采访中，他分享了他对核武器在美日同盟和日本安全政策中的作用的看法。特别是，他强调必须确保美国核武器的扩大威慑始终是可信的，同时他承认核武器的痛苦。面对北韩核计划和导弹计划的威胁越来越大，石场还指出，日本应重新审查其不允许在其领土上引进核武器的政策，这实际上使人们对“三个非核国家”的第三大支柱产生了怀疑。原则。他认为，必须加强导弹防御，以增强核威慑的信誉。