Japan eyes high-level talks on U.S. nuclear umbrella: defense minister
TOKYO -- Japan will seek to establish a cabinet-level dialogue with the U.S. on extended deterrence as early as this year, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara says, as the allies respond to the growing nuclear capabilities of China and North Korea.
"Extended deterrence" refers to the U.S. commitment to use its nuclear and conventional forces to deter attacks on allies, encompassing the "nuclear umbrella."