Do you know the Vietnamese offered to rent Cam Ranh Bay back to us?

Missed that, but can easily believe it. The Vietnamese, like the Japanese, don’t hold much of a grudge. In Vietnam it’s the Buddhist influence. Mutual arising, enemies arise, then fall away. Also, they see us as just the latest in a long line of occupiers, Chinese, French, Japanese, Frnech again, last opf all, USA.

I imagine Japan could nuke up in a matter of months, if not weeks.