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Sharp Words | Japan's Nuclear Probing Exposes "Re-militarization" Ambitions

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锐言|日本涉核试探暴露“再军事化”野心

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  1. Published5 November 2026, by CMC Political Work Department
  2. Collected2026-11-05 20:43:59 UTC, run 196
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Two researchers at the PLA Academy of Military Sciences, writing in what appears to be an official military commentary outlet, argue that Japanese Defense Minister Koizumi Shinjiro's November 3 Tokyo symposium remarks on nuclear submarines and the planned revision of the 安保三文件 (Three Security Documents) constitute deliberate "salami-slicing" toward nuclear legitimization, and warn that Japan's 44.4-ton separated plutonium stockpile and complete fuel-cycle infrastructure mean a nuclear submarine program would create a 制度缺口 (institutional gap) enabling rapid civilian-to-military plutonium conversion. The piece documents how PLA-affiliated analysts frame Japan's incremental nuclear debate as a proliferation threat and a breach of the postwar order — framing that serves Chinese diplomatic messaging on Japanese remilitarization — but the article itself provides no evidence of new PLA assessments of Japanese capability timelines or any change in Chinese policy posture toward Tokyo.

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今年是东京审判开庭80周年,但历史的审判仍未结束。作为唯一受过原子弹轰炸的国家,日本若执意开启谋求核潜艇进程,妄图拆除“专守防卫”屏障、撬动战后国际秩序基石,必将再次受到正义的审判和历史的清算。 日本涉核试探暴露“再军事化”野心 ■黄嘉瑜 葛亚维 据日媒报道,日本防卫大臣小泉进次郎11月3日在东京举行的一场研讨会上再次呼吁讨论调整“无核三原则”,并对日本引进核潜艇问题表现出积极态度。相关媒体还透露,日本政府计划于今年内修订“安保三文件”,可能加入“探讨自卫队引进核潜艇”相关内容。 分析人士强调,近年来,日本推动安保政策朝着进攻性、扩张性、危险性方向转变,其谋求渐进式核松绑更是将“再军事化”野心大白于天下。 日本涉核试探并非一时冲动,而是日本右翼以“切香肠”方式,将不可触碰的核禁忌“合法化”的又一步骤。2025年9月,日本防卫省专家小组提交报告,隐晦提议研究核动力潜艇;高市早苗就任日本首相后,就是否引进核潜艇一事含糊其辞。今年6月,与日本自民党联合执政的日本维新会叫嚣“尽早引进核潜艇”;9月,小泉进次郎在记者会上表示,关于日本是否要拥有核动力潜艇,在修改“安保三文件”的相关讨论中将“不排除任何选项”。日本右翼用“研究”“讨论”等话术不断试探外界底线,让原本属于“禁区”的话题逐渐进入公众讨论范围,为后续讨论核武器相关问题预留跳板。 日本谋求核潜艇背后暗藏多重算计。日本海上自卫队“苍龙”级和“大鲸”级常规动力潜艇的静音性能较好,但续航能力存在固有局限,难以在远离本土的海域长期活动。这一限制构成日本谋求核潜艇的直接技术动因。核潜艇水下续航能力远超常规动力潜艇,可突破常规潜艇的作战半径约束,在远洋持续部署。由此可见,日本的深层战略意图在于彻底冲破“专守防卫”界限,不仅要把守关键海峡,更要打造能深入远海大洋的进攻性战略平台。 更值得警惕的是,发展核潜艇或将为日本打开核燃料武器化的方便之门。日本囤积约44.4吨分离钚,理论上可制造数千枚核弹头。日本也是唯一拥有完整核燃料循环系统的无核武器国家,具备铀浓缩、乏燃料后处理、核材料提纯等关键核能力。日本发展核潜艇所需的核动力技术,与打造核武器所需的核燃料处理技术存在大量共通之处。分析人士强调,危险不仅在于技术本身,更在于日本谋求核潜艇将打开一个制度缺口。大量的钚原本处于民用核燃料循环框架内,并受国际原子能机构核查约束,但核潜艇项目可能为一部分钚打开军事化使用的通道,使其能快速从民用储备转化为军事储备,为拥核铺路。 日本谋求核潜艇将造成多重严重后果。一方面,国际核不扩散体系将遭受严重冲击。作为《不扩散核武器条约》无核武器缔约国,日本《原子能基本法》明确规定核能利用仅限于和平目的,发展核潜艇意味着其以国家行为方式公然将核能利用于军力扩张的非和平目的,严重违反国际、国内法律。一个拥有完整核燃料循环系统、大量分离钚储备和先进潜艇制造能力的国家,一旦将核动力军事化,距离拥有核武器便只是一步之遥。另一方面,日本若拥有核潜艇,绝不只是军事装备种类的扩充,而是其不断推动“再军事化”、突破战后和平体制的又一步骤,东北亚安全局势或将被推向更不可控的境地。 今年是东京审判开庭80周年,但历史的审判仍未结束。作为唯一受过原子弹轰炸的国家,日本若执意开启谋求核潜艇进程,妄图拆除“专守防卫”屏障、撬动战后国际秩序基石,必将再次受到正义的审判和历史的清算。 (作者单位:军事科学院)

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