Admission to a controlled capital-ship program is presented as a possible foreign-policy victory for Weimar politicians and a modest support for Germany's democratic center-right. Japan likewise gains the construction it expected and the seven-to-ten ratio it regarded as a barrier against rapid defeat, reducing the incentive to leave the treaty system. France and Italy also receive building room, while Britain retains as many ships as those three European continental navies combined. The proposal is explicitly a gamble, but annualized construction remains financially modest and sustains industry across the signatories.
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Using treaty membership to support Weimar and Japan
Limited German rebuilding and a Japanese seven-to-ten ratio aim to give both states a stake in the international order without granting dominance.