Japan : sidestepping the arms export ban?

Japan’s centre-left government may decide to loosen the country’s decades-old ban on selling weapons overseas. While relaxing the ban is intended to aid the ailing domestic defence industry, it may end up having little real economic benefit.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bitzinger, Richard A.
Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
Format: Commentary
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79694
http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6641
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spelling ntu-10356/796942020-11-01T06:58:48Z Japan : sidestepping the arms export ban? Bitzinger, Richard A. S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies DRNTU::Social sciences Japan’s centre-left government may decide to loosen the country’s decades-old ban on selling weapons overseas. While relaxing the ban is intended to aid the ailing domestic defence industry, it may end up having little real economic benefit. 2011-01-20T03:20:02Z 2019-12-06T13:31:11Z 2011-01-20T03:20:02Z 2019-12-06T13:31:11Z 2010 2010 Commentary Bitzinger, Richard A. (2010). Japan : sidestepping the arms export ban?. (RSIS Commentaries, No. 151). RSIS Commentaries. Singapore: Nanyang Technological University. https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79694 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/6641 en RSIS Commentaries ; 151/10 2 p. application/pdf
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