Conflict & Security March 31, 2026 296 stories in this edition

Japan has enough plutonium to make 5,500 nuclear warheads, PLA Daily says

SCMP Asia / Asia / 1m ago / Liu Zhen
Japan has enough plutonium to make 5,500 nuclear warheads, PLA Daily says

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China’s military mouthpiece accused Japan of “dangerously expanding” its defence industry – in capacity, technology and international engagement – and said it had “crossed the red line”. In a rare full-page report on Monday, PLA Daily claimed Japan possessed an “astonishing” stockpile of nuclear materials and that it had the technology to produce nuclear weapons. It said 44.4 tonnes of plutonium had already been sepa...

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China’s military mouthpiece accused Japan of “dangerously expanding” its defence industry – in capacity, technology and international engagement – and said it had “crossed the red line”. In a rare full-page report on Mon...

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