Which of the following is true of Japan's military posture?
Correct answer: B. Japan public opinion restrains militarism and precludes the development of nuclear weapons
- A. Japan maintains a small and weak army by world standards
- B. Japan public opinion restrains militarism and precludes the development of nuclear weapons
- C. Japan has only recently begun to develop nuclear weapons
- D. Japan's economy could not support a much larger military force than it currently does
Explanation
Japan possesses substantial economic and technological capacity, but pacifist public opinion and its non-nuclear policy have strongly restrained militarism and nuclear armament. The other choices wrongly portray Japan as economically unable to expand or as already developing nuclear weapons.
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