TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump's grievances about the cost of defending American allies have raised the question of whether Japan should reconsider the long-rejected option of possessing its own nuclear weapons.
Tokyo would face public opposition, delivery challenges to achieving deterrence

U.S. President Donald Trump has complained about the U.S. shouldering the burden of defending allies. © Reuters
TOKYO -- U.S. President Donald Trump's grievances about the cost of defending American allies have raised the question of whether Japan should reconsider the long-rejected option of possessing its own nuclear weapons.