In fact, the reinterpretation amounts to little more than a tweak: Japanese forces can now shield an American warship defending Japan, but they remain prohibited from initiating offensive attacks or participating in multilateral military operations. Given that the United Nations charter recognizes individual and collective self-defense as an “inherent right” of sovereign countries, the change should be uncontroversial.
事实上，这一重新解释只不过是顺水推舟：目前日本自卫队可以护卫保卫日本的美国军舰，但仍禁止发动进攻或参与多边军事行动。联合国宪章承认个体和集体自卫为主权国家的“固有权利”，因此这一重新解释并非反常规。