Nuclear Weapons
Beyond Nuclear advocates for the elimination of all nuclear weapons and argues that removing them can only make us safer, not more vulnerable. The expansion of commercial nuclear power across the globe only increases the chance that more nuclear weapons will be built and is counterproductive to disarmament. We also cover nuclear weapons issues on our international site, Beyond Nuclear International.
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August 6, 2018Sharat G. Lin Offers U.S. Apology for Hiroshima Atomic Bomb
As reported by the San José (CA) Peace and Justice Center at Indy Bay:
Sharat G. Lin, representing the San José Peace and Justice Center, in addressing the International Anti-war Anti-nuke Rally in Hiroshima held on August 5, 2018, offered a resolute apology for the U.S. government’s dropping of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. He called it a “monstrous war crime” that must never be allowed to happen again. He called for universal nuclear disarmament that must focus first on the U.S.A. and Russia.
City of Hiroshima Peace Declaration
Thank you to Ralph Hutchison of Oak Ridge Environmental Peace Alliance for posting, and circulating, this City of Hiroshima Peace Declaration, issued on the 73rd annual commemoration of the U.S. atomic bombing, by the City of Hiroshima's Mayor, MATSUI Kazumi.