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  some14some at 08:47 AM JST - 9th August

  But the group appears willing to consider a waiver for India

  end of story.

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  LIBERTAS at 08:49 AM JST - 9th August

  U.S. official urges Japan to back India nuclear deal arguing it would strengthen nonproliferation efforts. Interesting, could not the same type of deal be struck with Israel and Iran, thereby strengthening non-proliferation, and more importantly, non-use efforts? Amazing, peace might break out all over!

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  DenshaDeGO at 11:27 AM JST - 9th August

  “We do understand that Japan’s going to have questions and issues that they want to raise,” Richard Boucher, U.S. assistant secretary of state for Central and South Asian affairs, told reporters.

  But “the bottom line for us is this is the way to get the cooperation we want, this is the way to get the support for nonproliferation,” he said, urging the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group to move “expeditiously.”

  I believe the translation here is "Shut up, Japan. We don't care about you."

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  teaabe at 01:17 PM JST - 9th August

  it's an order to Japan with instructions. i wouldn't even bother with them. and who's supposed to not have any nukes, and who's to keep their's, not to mention the one with the largest arsenal on the earth and who has actually used them on living, breathing human beings?

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  hermitage at 05:41 PM JST - 9th August

  But “the bottom line for us is this is the way to get the cooperation we want, this is the way to get the support for nonproliferation,” he said, urging the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group to move “expeditiously.”

  A good joke. But there will be fewer and fewer NTP members. If they continue this kind of comedy, Japan will have to consider leaving the NTP framework "expeditiously".

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  LIBERTAS at 08:54 PM JST - 9th August

  Japan has already left the NPT framework, surreptitiously!

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