Is this potential President good leadership material for most of the West's nuclear deterrent and on the US Alliance system? Trump and Wrestlemania tag team partner hoot it up. (Photo courtesy gettyimages)
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A Japanese Epsilon rocket (with dual-use potential as a future nuclear armed an ICBM) launched from Uchinoura Space Center, southern Japan, September 2013, carrying satellite.
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Yonhap news agency via The Korea Times has reported reactions to the latest foreign policies of world WrestleMania identity, and coincidentally future American President, Donald Trump. Korea Times, March 28, 2016 reports:
"China gives muted reaction to Trump's foreign policy comments
China gave a muted reaction on [March 28, 2016] to comments by Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump that if he was elected the U.S. president, he would consider letting South Korea and Japan build their own nuclear weapons.
In an interview with The New York Times, Trump also said he would withdraw American troops from South Korea and Japan unless they significantly boost their financial contributions to the U.S. military presence.
"We have noted relevant reports," China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters. "And we also noted that these are only hypothetical remarks." Hong did not elaborate further.
Trump said he would consider letting both South Korea and Japan build their own nuclear arsenal to counter threats from North Korea and the rise of China.
North Korea, which conducted its fourth nuclear test in January, has shown no signs of giving up its nuclear program, despite tougher U.N. sanctions.
The U.S. has a long-standing policy of keeping nuclear weapons off the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)"
In an interview with The New York Times, Trump also said he would withdraw American troops from South Korea and Japan unless they significantly boost their financial contributions to the U.S. military presence.
"We have noted relevant reports," China's foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei told reporters. "And we also noted that these are only hypothetical remarks." Hong did not elaborate further.
Trump said he would consider letting both South Korea and Japan build their own nuclear arsenal to counter threats from North Korea and the rise of China.
North Korea, which conducted its fourth nuclear test in January, has shown no signs of giving up its nuclear program, despite tougher U.N. sanctions.
The U.S. has a long-standing policy of keeping nuclear weapons off the Korean Peninsula. (Yonhap)"
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JAPAN'S DUAL-USE NUCLEAR CAPABILITY
These Epsilon specs are very similar to the fully developed (but then cancelled) US MX ICBM. MXs specs are Height 22m, Diameter 2.3m, Weight 97 tons, 3 stages, blast yield 3 Mt total (using up to 10 MIRVs).
Modern ballistic missiles generally have solid fuel stages (for quicker preparation and more rugged handling) rather than liquid fuel typically used in civilian rockets. So it is notable that the first, second and third stages of the Epsilon are solid fuel.
The 2013 Epsilon launch, carrying satellite.
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The extent to which the US assisted JAXA's Epsilon Project is unclear. Japan Aerospace eXploration Agency (JAXA) is Japan’s NASA equivalent. Space agencies have dual military-civilian use technology and dual-use career personnel.