President Bush's expanded defence budget becomes more likely, with all that means for extra spending.
The two leaders also signed a deal to expand defence and security cooperation after two days of talks at the White House.
Suddenly, as Russia seizes control of Ukraine's Crimea region, they are relishing new-found attention - and with it plans to expand defences from fighter jets to missile systems.
It is expanding its defence spending rapidly, by 12.6% in the past year, but its armed forces remain less advanced than Japan's constitutionally constrained "self-defence forces".
Importantly, this study has not only confirmed that PXR regulates the same chemical defence system in the vasculature as in the liver, but expanded that defence system to include protection against oxidative stress, making PXR a novel gatekeeper for vascular defence.
The statutory authority defence has recently been subject to legislative consideration in the Planning Act 2008, which expands the defence to over 14 types of infrastructure development.
If, for some, the distinction was not quite clear, Amis expanded his defence in a live interview with Jon Snow on Channel 4 News.
Last October, the US and Japan agreed to broad plans to expand their defence alliance, including the decision to position a second early-warning radar there by the end of this year.
Diplomatic leadership is still needed to balance French and German interests as well as those of Spain, which has a small stake in EADS, and Britain, where the company still has factories.Those skills will also come in handy as EADS seeks to expand the defence side of its business.
