Japanese A-bomb survivors unhappy at U.S. subcritical atomic test

Victims of atomic bombings in Japan expressed their disappointment at U.S. President Barack Obama after his administration carried out its first subcritical nuclear test last month. Haruko Moritaki, 71, co-director of the Hiroshima Alliance for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (HANWA) said: "It was a sign that the U.S. government is poised to maintain its nuclear development and capability while advocating a world without nuclear weapons. Such a contradiction is unforgivable. Furthermore, his approach can give countries like India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea an excuse to hold onto their nuclear arsenals."