The recent invasion to Ukraine by Russia has brought sacrifices of civilian population, involving attacks on nuclear power plants – a very serious situation. The New Socialist Party (NSP) of Japan demands withdrawal of Russian troops and immediate ceasefire of the parties. At the same time NSP members are determined not to allow evil plans to be carried out by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Ishin (=Renovation) Party who take advantage of the crisis in the European region.
CRIMINAL PLANS UNDERGOING BEHIND UKRAINIAN CRISIS
Mr. Abe Shinzo, former prime minister of Japan, proposed recently discussing ‘nuclear sharing’ with the United States, saying that Ukraine was assaulted because the country does not have nuclear arms. The remark is parallelly illicit to what Putin has said lately on the country’s nuclear capabilities.
Government builds up military using agitations
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio told, at first, not to put the nuclear issue on the agenda, but inside the ruling LDP strong opinions have erupted; will Japan refuse a port call by US military vessels at emergency? (Takaiichi Sanae, Chairperson, Policy Research Council), and, it is not strange to discuss the nation’s non-nuclear three principles (Suga Yoshihide). Meanwhile, the Ishin suggested to launch debates on strengthening defense capabilities by nuclear sharing with the United States.
Premier Kishida reiterates that the security situation in East Asia has become acute rapidly and that Japan has to plan a decisive rise of defense capabilities, welcoming debates on the national security strategies. He referred to the situation in Ukraine, bearing China in mind. The LDP and the Ishin seem to reach a goal to possess capacity to attack enemy bases in the foreign countries and to double defense budget, assuming in a provocation that Taiwan will come after Ukraine.
Will the Ukrainian crisis lead to an invasion to Taiwan by China? China abstained in the recent UNGA resolution to condemn Russia along with Cuba and other nations. That does not mean it supports the incursion. China has a close relation with Ukraine.
Foreign Minister of Ukraine works on Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China to mediate for ceasefire. In the State of Union Address of US President Biden (March 1) he told to put US on a path to win in the economic competition, but did not refer to Taiwan and the East and South China Seas. It is solely Japan’s rightist politicians that want to develop military strength against China, taking advantage of the European crisis as an unexpected opportunity.
World is in critical phase
Putin threatened the world with nuclear weapons, which is outrageous, but the simultaneously the US deploys 150 units of nuclear arsenal in Europe to share with the major NATO members except United Kingdom and France, which are nuclear nations.
If the Japanese government does not sincerely estimate Russia’s concern about the years-long NATO expansion, and does militarize Okinawa and the Southwest Islands, which are very close to China, together with the US, that will incite China to build up military strength and the region will be more tense.
President Zelensky seeks for immediate membership to EU and asks for NATO to close the sky over Ukraine against the Russian flights, but both the EU and NATO remain cautious. If the regional war becomes a full-fledged war, that will hit Ukraine more severely.
The world stands at the brink of survival; to maintain the truth that ‘military strength cannot produce peace’ by enhancing social voices against war and nuclear arms, or to get bogged down.
「ウクライナは核を保有していないから侵略された」と「核のシェアリング（共有）」の議論を提唱した安倍晋三氏は、核をもてあそぶプーチンと同罪だ。
扇動を背に軍拡
岸田文雄首相は「議論しない」としたが、自民党内では有事の際「核を搭載した米戦艦の寄港もさせないのか」（高市早苗政調会長）、「非核三原則は議論はしてもおかしくない」（菅義偉氏）と相次ぐ。維新は「核共有による防衛力強化等に関する議論の開始」を提言した。
一方、首相はウクライナ侵略に関して中国を念頭に「東アジアの安全保障環境が急速に厳しさを増す」「防衛力の抜本的強化を考えなければならない。国家安全保障戦略などの策定に向け議論を深めたい」と繰り返す。自民党や維新による「ウクライナの次は台湾」という扇動を背に、「敵基地攻撃能力保有」や「防衛費倍増」を強行する腹積もりのようだ。
ウクライナ情勢は中国の台湾侵攻を促すか。ロシア非難の国連決議に中国はキューバなどと共に棄権したが、侵略支持などしていない。中国とウクライナは密接な関係がある。
ウクライナ外相は中国の王毅外相に停戦仲介を働きかけている。バイデン米大統領の一般教書演説（３月１日）はプーチンを攻撃しつつ、中国へは「経済競争に勝ち抜く道筋をつける」と言及しただけで、台湾や南・東シナ海には触れていない。「奇禍」に乗じて対中国軍事力強化を狙うのは日本の右翼政治家だけだ。
世界は瀬戸際に
プーチンの核恫喝は言語道断だが、米は欧州に約１５０発の核兵器を配備、核保有国の英仏を除きＮＡＴＯ主要国は米と核を共有する。
積年のＮＡＴＯ拡大へのロシアの反発を直視せず、中国の鼻先の沖縄・南西諸島の軍事基地化を米ば、それこそ中国の軍事力拡大と緊張激化を生む。
ウクライナのゼレンスキー大統領はＥＵ即時加盟や、ウクライナ上空のロシアの飛行禁止をＮＡＴＯに求めているがＥＵもＮＡＴＯも慎重だ。全面戦争になればウクライナを更に苦しめるからだ。
反戦と反核の世論を高め、「武力で平和は創れない」という真理に向き合うか、泥沼にはまるか、瀬戸際にある。
英訳版 ↓
No. 1250 Abe – A Nuclear War-monger
The recent invasion to Ukraine by Russia has brought sacrifices of civilian population, involving attacks on nuclear power plants – a very serious situation. The New Socialist Party (NSP) of Japan demands withdrawal of Russian troops and immediate ceasefire of the parties. At the same time NSP members are determined not to allow evil plans to be carried out by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and the Ishin (=Renovation) Party who take advantage of the crisis in the European region.
CRIMINAL PLANS UNDERGOING BEHIND UKRAINIAN CRISIS
Mr. Abe Shinzo, former prime minister of Japan, proposed recently discussing ‘nuclear sharing’ with the United States, saying that Ukraine was assaulted because the country does not have nuclear arms. The remark is parallelly illicit to what Putin has said lately on the country’s nuclear capabilities.
Government builds up military using agitations
Prime Minister Kishida Fumio told, at first, not to put the nuclear issue on the agenda, but inside the ruling LDP strong opinions have erupted; will Japan refuse a port call by US military vessels at emergency? (Takaiichi Sanae, Chairperson, Policy Research Council), and, it is not strange to discuss the nation’s non-nuclear three principles (Suga Yoshihide). Meanwhile, the Ishin suggested to launch debates on strengthening defense capabilities by nuclear sharing with the United States.
Premier Kishida reiterates that the security situation in East Asia has become acute rapidly and that Japan has to plan a decisive rise of defense capabilities, welcoming debates on the national security strategies. He referred to the situation in Ukraine, bearing China in mind. The LDP and the Ishin seem to reach a goal to possess capacity to attack enemy bases in the foreign countries and to double defense budget, assuming in a provocation that Taiwan will come after Ukraine.
Will the Ukrainian crisis lead to an invasion to Taiwan by China? China abstained in the recent UNGA resolution to condemn Russia along with Cuba and other nations. That does not mean it supports the incursion. China has a close relation with Ukraine.
Foreign Minister of Ukraine works on Foreign Minister Wang Yi of China to mediate for ceasefire. In the State of Union Address of US President Biden (March 1) he told to put US on a path to win in the economic competition, but did not refer to Taiwan and the East and South China Seas. It is solely Japan’s rightist politicians that want to develop military strength against China, taking advantage of the European crisis as an unexpected opportunity.
World is in critical phase
Putin threatened the world with nuclear weapons, which is outrageous, but the simultaneously the US deploys 150 units of nuclear arsenal in Europe to share with the major NATO members except United Kingdom and France, which are nuclear nations.
If the Japanese government does not sincerely estimate Russia’s concern about the years-long NATO expansion, and does militarize Okinawa and the Southwest Islands, which are very close to China, together with the US, that will incite China to build up military strength and the region will be more tense.
President Zelensky seeks for immediate membership to EU and asks for NATO to close the sky over Ukraine against the Russian flights, but both the EU and NATO remain cautious. If the regional war becomes a full-fledged war, that will hit Ukraine more severely.
The world stands at the brink of survival; to maintain the truth that ‘military strength cannot produce peace’ by enhancing social voices against war and nuclear arms, or to get bogged down.
March 16, 2022