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Japan to the U.S.: 'We Don't Want to Exclude You, But...'

It's worse than that.

Someone up thread mentioned their coastal defenses, conveying the idea that their country is safe from a security threat. The last figure I saw, some time ago, was that their food travels on average about 4,000 miles. They are less than half self-sufficient in food and densely-populated at about 800 people per sq. mi.

Given China's large and growing navy, esp. subs, this would be a classical siege, entirely possible without the US nuclear umbrella.


On Sep 16 01:51 PM Michael Clark wrote:

> You're misunderstanding one thing. Japan has no resources....

OECD Lowers Growth Projections for All G-7 Countries Except the US

Keep in mind that, adjusted for population changes, the Euro area and Japan, actually have higher growth rates per capita, than the US.