While the world frets about North Korean and Iranian nuclear weapons, it is useful to remind ourselves that Japan, should it choose, could become a nuclear power in a matter of weeks. It has all the ingredients, though painful memories of World War II and the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have so far kept its leaders well away from developing a nuclear stockpile.
如果我们以日本的历史为鉴，就知道任何低估这个国家的人都是不智的。当全世界都在朝鲜和伊朗核武问题上焦头烂额之时，我们有必要提醒自己：只要日本愿意，它也能在几周内造出核武器。虽然广岛长崎的惨痛经历让日本领导人一直对核武器敬而远之，但日本人手里却是拥有全套核武原料和技术的。