{"id":17296,"date":"2025-12-25T15:53:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-25T06:53:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/is-it-really-dangerous-that-someone-takes-on-the-unpopular-role-of-saying-we-should-have-nuclear-weapons\/"},"modified":"2026-01-16T18:08:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T09:08:29","slug":"is-it-really-dangerous-that-someone-takes-on-the-unpopular-role-of-saying-we-should-have-nuclear-weapons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/en\/is-it-really-dangerous-that-someone-takes-on-the-unpopular-role-of-saying-we-should-have-nuclear-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it really &#8220;dangerous&#8221; that someone takes on the unpopular role of saying &#8220;we should have nuclear weapons&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17296\" class=\"elementor elementor-17296 elementor-16927\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-356ee7c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"356ee7c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95b4b3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95b4b3b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tToshio Tamogami<br>is daring to make the statement he knows will be the most condemned in Japan.<br><br>That statement is that &#8220;Japan&#8217;s possession of nuclear weapons should be discussed.&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2207bc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d2207bc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c735676 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c735676\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">This is not a statement made to be liked.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5a38f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9a5a38f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9391385 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9391385\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIf he brings up this topic,<br><br>\u25cfIt will spark outrage<br>\u25cfThe media will shun him<br>\u25cfHe will be labeled an extremist<br><br>He knows this better than anyone.<br><br>But he still speaks about it.<br><br>Why?<br><br>\u2192 Because he knows that Japan&#8217;s national security is stuck in an emotional state.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cd13b2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7cd13b2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a2f738 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a2f738\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/toshio-tamogami-dc645dc2-f217-4298-a94d-562756c1375-resize-750.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16872\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/toshio-tamogami-dc645dc2-f217-4298-a94d-562756c1375-resize-750.jpeg 510w, https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/toshio-tamogami-dc645dc2-f217-4298-a94d-562756c1375-resize-750-300x185.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad11f4a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad11f4a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72ac6d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"72ac6d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Nuclear weapons are not \"weapons to be used\"<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51809e1 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"51809e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5fb397 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5fb397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tTamogami&#8217;s argument can be summarized as follows:<br><br>\u25cfNuclear weapons are not weapons that start war.<br>\u25cfThey are a deterrent to prevent war from breaking out.<br>\u25cfNuclear-powered nations have avoided direct war with each other.<br>\u25cfNon-nuclear powers are more susceptible to pressure.<br><br>This is not an ideological view, but a reality of international politics.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11b3a1d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11b3a1d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a1a5a51 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a1a5a51\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Is the \"nuclear umbrella\" guaranteed forever?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f017f93 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f017f93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-399cd80 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"399cd80\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tJapan has been told that it is safe because of the American nuclear umbrella.<br><br>But I want us to think about this objectively.<br><br>\u25cf Is the United States really prepared to go to nuclear war for Japan?<br>\u25cf Will the alliance continue in the same form 100 years from now?<br>\u25cf Is it acceptable for a country to continue to leave its final decisions to another country?<br><br>Just thinking about this makes me wonder: Is a country that is said to have &#8220;dangerous ideology&#8221; healthy?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a375b78 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a375b78\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ba2721 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8ba2721\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_3696-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16954\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/img_3696-1024x683.jpg 1024w, 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d510c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d510c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">As a country that was bombed, we must think about this.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2cdb94 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c2cdb94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d7711 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02d7711\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe tragedies of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are a fact that cannot be erased.<br><br>But precisely because of those memories,<br><br>Japan also has a responsibility to consider how to realistically create a world where nuclear weapons are never used again.<br><br>It&#8217;s okay to separate emotions from arguments.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c80070a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c80070a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f45eeb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0f45eeb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tamogami is not forcing his \"answers\" on others<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16fbbd8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16fbbd8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5428113 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5428113\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat he&#8217;s saying is not, &#8220;Hold nuclear weapons.&#8221;<br><br>&#8220;Don&#8217;t run away from thinking.&#8221;<br><br>\u25cfYou can agree.<br>\u25cfYou can disagree.<br><br>However,<br>a society that makes even discussion taboo is dangerous.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-91585ed e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"91585ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07b8687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"07b8687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tamogamimain.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-16878\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/buddha-plants.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tamogamimain.webp 600w, 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continue to think because there are people who are willing to take on the villain role.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d88375f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d88375f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc92bae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc92bae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tPeople who only say what is liked are well-liked.<br>But discussions about protecting the country don&#8217;t move forward.<br><br>Because there are people who know they&#8217;ll be criticized,<br><br>they still speak up,<br><br>\u2192 At the very least, we can avoid a complete cessation of thought.<br><br>Tamagami Toshio&#8217;s remarks<br><br>Before we even consider the merits of nuclear weapons,<br><br>he asks the question, &#8220;Is Japan a country that considers its own safety?&#8221;\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toshio Tamogamiis daring to make the statement he knows will be the most condemned in Japan. That statement is that &#8220;Japan&#8217;s possession of nuclear weapons should be discussed.&#8221; This is not a statement made to be liked. 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