Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing
Hiroshima pointed out the 80th anniversary of the US atomic bombardment of the Western Japanese city, and many surviving people experienced disappointment about increasing support among global leaders for having nuclear weapons.
As the number of survivors decreases rapidly and their average age is now exceeding 86, Wednesday’s anniversary is considered the last milestone event for many.
“We have more nuclear threats than ever, we have no more nuclear threats than ever,” he said.
“Our biggest challenge is to change the nuclear weapons states that give us some shoulders.”
Hiroshima’s bombing destroyed the city on 6 August 1945 and killed 140,000 people. Three days later, a second bomb in Nagasaki killed 70,000. Japan surrendered on August 15th and II. It ended World War II and Japan’s about 50 years of aggression in Asia.
The anniversary comes at a time when having nuclear weapons for deterrence is increasingly supported by the international community, including Japan.
US President Donald Trump’s attack on Washington’s atomic bombing by Hiroshima and Nagasaki’s atomic bombing and justified by disappointing those who survived by the Japanese government’s slight reaction.
“This is ridiculous,” said 79 -year -old former high school teacher, Kosei Mito, was subjected to radiation in his mother’s womb.
“I don’t think we can get rid of nuclear weapons as long as the attacker is right.”
The Japan government rejected the desperate request for survivors to attend the meeting as an observer, as it was under the protection of the US nuclear umbrella on the prohibition of nuclear weapons.
Past prime ministers emphasized the status of Japan as Japan’s only nuclear attacks, and said that Japan is determined to maintain peace, but the survivors say it is an empty promise.
The Japanese government paid compensation to war veterans and their families, although the survivors requested compensation for civilian victims. They also accepted the US government responsibility for civilian deaths.
