Friends,
Following on my brief overview of the U.S. Pivot to Asia and the Pacific and Peiter’s presentation about nuclear weapons moderization and the F-35, I though the following article from tomorrow’s Japan Times might be of interest to you.

For peace & Justice,
Joseph Gerson

Ka-ching!: Abe to bargain with NATO for Japanese role in F-35

Kyodo – Japan Times Mar 19, 2013
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/03/19/national/ka-ching-abe-to-bargain-with-nato-for-japanese-role-in-f-35/

Ka-ching!: Abe to bargain with NATO for Japanese role in F-35

Kyodo – Japan Times Mar 19, 2013