Sources said the Japanese government is studying language for a year‑end revision of its National Security Strategy to carve out an exception to the Three Non‑Nuclear Principles. The favored option would state that the introduction of nuclear weapons could be permitted in an emergency, while the Three Non‑Nuclear Principles themselves would not be amended for now.

2026-11-05

Sources said the Japanese government is studying language for a year‑end revision of its National Security Strategy to carve out an exception to the Three Non‑Nuclear Principles. The favored option would state that the introduction of nuclear weapons could be permitted in an emergency, while the Three Non‑Nuclear Principles themselves would not be amended for now.