The proposed ratio allocates ten shares each to Britain and the United States, seven to Japan, and four each to France and Italy. Japan's requested seven-to-ten ratio is treated as enough to make rapid defeat uncertain, in contrast with the five-to-three settlement imposed at Washington. Fresh construction could also make democratic powers feel capable of backing the League of Nations, whereas a mandated building pause weakened confidence as well as industrial readiness.
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A 10:10:7:4:4 treaty ratio
A revised ratio gives Japan its desired seven-to-ten security threshold while renewed democratic construction supports confidence and deterrence.