This week, Japan’s government said past administrations lied about the presence of nuclear weapons on Japanese soil, according to National Public Radio.
After nuclear bombings in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, Japan wrote in its new constitution that it would not produce or possess nuclear weapons or allow them on its soil.
A government-appointed panel confirmed secret Cold War-era agreements between the United States and Japan allowed the United States to bring nuclear weapons into the country in violation of Japan’s constitution.
The United States stored nuclear weapons on the island of Okinawa, which the U.S. administered until 1972. The weapons were intended for use on China, in case of a conflict.
