Nuclear weapons and space missions are available now as research but only give passive bonuses as of now. They will be elaborated on in a later update.
Right now you're missing out, I've felt this pain too in games at high speed. Next update will have most missions and improve relations auto-repeat until you cancel them or pick another action, and up to 180 days worth of actions will be stored to make your next action run twice as fast until they run out.
Good point, I'm thinking Japan as a satellite of the US as the US never annexed Japan and the Japanese government remained mostly intact throughout the occupation.
Use C and V to slow down and speed up the passage of time.
Left click on a region to select it. Click on a selected region to select the country that owns it.
Right click on your own country to unlock research using research points.
Right click on another country to take diplomatic or covert actions.
Set a national focus at the top of the screen. National focuses are used to guide your country's progress through the decades.
To reform your country, click on the policy buttons to select a new policy. Selecting a policy costs political points and all policies are not available at all times.
Use the Politics screen to change your country's budget.
