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Japan just decided it's done being the pacifist kid at the arms fairPolitics

Japan just decided it's done being the pacifist kid at the arms fair

Japan has lifted its longstanding ban on lethal arms exports, ending a postwar policy of self-imposed military restraint that defined the country's identity for nearly eight decades.

·2 min read
China's weapons might finally get a combat tryout - and Beijing doesn't even have to show upConflict

China's weapons might finally get a combat tryout - and Beijing doesn't even have to show up

China has world-class weapons but almost no combat experience to show for it. A new Pakistan-Saudi defence pact, set against rising Iran tensions, could quietly change that - without Beijing firing a single shot.

·2 min read