核使用可能性「深刻に懸念」　岸田首相

　岸田文雄首相は２８日の参院内閣委員会で、ロシアによるウクライナ侵攻に関し「核兵器が使用される可能性を深刻に懸念している」と述べた。日本は唯一の戦争被爆国だとして、「核兵器の使用も威嚇も決してあってはならないと強く訴えていく」と語った。公明党の浜田昌良氏への答弁。（2022/04/28-15:46）

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida voiced grave concern Thursday over Russia's possible use of nuclear weapons in Ukraine.
   "I am seriously concerned about the possibility of nuclear weapons being used" in Moscow's war in the Eastern European nation, Kishida told a House of Councillors Cabinet Committee meeting.
   Pointing out that Japan is the only atomic-bombed country, Kishida stressed that "there should never be the use of nuclear weapons or a threat to use them."
   To ensure Japan's national security, he underscored the importance of beefing up its own defense capabilities as well as the Japan-U.S. alliance's deterrent and response power by revising the national security strategy at the end of the year.
   Extended deterrence by the United States is "essential," Kishida noted.