Japan is pretty clearly part of the imperial US having ceded all military protection to the US. Have you ever heard anyone in government use the acronym CONUS?

Japan is pretty clearly part of the imperial US having ceded all military protection to the US. Have you ever heard anyone in government use the acronym CONUS? It is supposed to stand for Contiguous United States: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States#CONUS.2FOCONUS http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contiguous_United_States#CONUS.... But it is more commonly used opposed to "United States Interests at home and abroad" - i.e. the imperial United States