OPINION: The next 30 years of nuclear proliferation peril

Due to a wide range of shared values and a desire for regional peace and stability, we support a strong Japan-U.S. alliance.However, even closer relations are hampered by Japan's continued plutonium production.Last July, the civilian nuclear agreement between Japan and the United States came to the end of its initial 30-year period of validity and was automatically renewed.This agreement allows Japan to use nuclear materials and equipment exported from the United States to produce and separate plutonium for peaceful uses.As of December 2017, Japan had already amassed about 48 tons of separa…READ FULL ARTICLE