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I don't really think the idea that a peaceful solution to this dispute will do much to slow down Japanese interest/intent to rearm.

There are some interesting and extremely important talks underway between the U.S. and South Korea right now intended to renegotiate the mutual defense agreement between the two countries. About the only thing that's going to be easy to agree on is the closing of the base in downtown Seoul. The hard questions on the table include American interest in repositioning the bulk of our troops further south and away from the DMZ - which some Koreans see as a way of giving us a freer hand in dealings with Pyongyang (at the risk of Korean lives). South Korea also is urging a restructure of the entire command system, which would give the U.S. overal command in the event of war.