Arming Japan: Defense Production, Alliance Politics, and the Postwar Search for Autonomy

New York: Columbia University Press, 1998. First Printing. 206, wraps, bibliography, index. The debate within Japan since the end of World War II over whether or not to develop and produce weapons and become militarily independent. The author reviews pre-war precedents, and describes the beginnings of rearmament during the Korean War and beyond. Condition: very good.

Keywords: Defense Production, Fighter Aircraft, FSX, Japan, Keidanren, Nakasone, Self-Defense Forces, Security Assistance

ISBN: 0231102852

[Book #39723]

Price: $25.65

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