# Kremlin aide: Japan could assemble nuclear weapons within a year

https://mins.news/en/item/32264

- TASS, 2026-08-25 20:24 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2177659

> Russian Presidential Aide Anton Kobyakov said Japan could obtain its own nuclear weapons within a year. He described Japan’s militarization as revanchist and said Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s aggressive rhetoric showed a shift toward direct involvement in the US regional and global strategy.