NK does what it does because the Chicoms let them. Don't buy this crap that they're upset about the North's behavior. They gave them the green light to go for it. A nuclear Japan will force the Chinese to reign in their attack dog because while we may promise we will retaliate for a nuclear attack on Japan, a Japan with nukes will without a doubt retaliate.
Maybe, to some extent. But I don't see how a nuclear DPRK helps China.
A nuclear Japan will force the Chinese to reign in their attack dog because while we may promise we will retaliate for a nuclear attack on Japan, a Japan with nukes will without a doubt retaliate.
Maybe yes, maybe no. But is it worth losing influence over South Korea, Indonesia, the Philipines and even Taiwan? Why not just restate the US' committment to providing a nuclear umbrella for Japan?