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On September 8, 2022, Pyongyang passed a new law that codifies long-standing nuclear doctrine, though with some alarming refinements. Many Western media reports interpreted the law, as well as statements by Kim Jong-un earlier this year, as signaling a dramatic shift toward a new offensive nuclear doctrine that now includes pre-emptive nuclear attack. But there is greater continuity than change from existing nuclear strategy since Pyongyang has threatened pre-emptive nuclear attacks for the past decade.

Japan is considering sharply increasing its defense spending to more than 40 trillion yen over the next five years, government officials said Saturday. The amount compares with the 27.47 trillion yen in total specified as defense costs for five years through fiscal 2023 in the country's Medium Term Defense Program.…

Japan is considering sharply increasing its defense spending to more than 40 trillion yen ($279 billion) over the next five years, government officials say.

The amount compares with the ¥27.47 trillion in total specified as defense costs for five years through fiscal 2023 in the country's Medium Term Defense Program.

The shift of defense policies in Germany and Japan, which have strictly limited military spending since being defeated in World World II, is a cause of concern, Chinese experts warned.