Survivors mark 75th anniversary of world's 1st atomic attack

Kazumi Matsui, right, mayor of Hiroshima, and the family of the deceased bow before they place the victims list of the Atomic Bomb at Hiroshima Memorial Cenotaph during the ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of the bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020, in Hiroshima, western Japan.

“I ask the Japanese government to heed the appeal of the to sign, ratify and become a party to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons,” Matsui said in his peace declaration. “As the only nation to suffer a nuclear attack, Japan must persuade the global public to unite with the spirit of Hiroshima.”His speech highlights what survivors feel is the hypocrisy of Japan’s government, which hosts 50,000 American troops and is protected by the U.S. nuclear umbrella.

Thursday’s peace ceremony at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park was scaled down because of the coronavirus pandemic. The fewer than 1,000 attendees was one-tenth of those attending in past years. “Japan’s position is to serve as a bridge between different sides and patiently promote their dialogue and actions to achieve a world without nuclear weapons,” Abe said. Nuclear policies are divided amid a harsh security environment, so it is necessary to create common ground first, he said.”The only way to totally eliminate nuclear risk is to totally eliminate nuclear weapons,” he said in his video message from New York for the occasion.

On the 75th anniversary, elderly survivors, whose average age now exceeds 83, lamented the slow progress of nuclear disarmament.

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mariyamaguchi I'd hate to see nuclear weapons used again, but it was the optimal solution to end the war at the time. Many dozens of times more lives would've been lost, otherwise.

caldev3 mariyamaguchi Truth. It is a sad day for the whole world. If not for COVID19 HiroshimaDay Hiroshima Hiroshima75 would have been deeply acknowledged.. i think the whole world is stressed now & America has 93 more days of growing intensity.. believe me, ppl wld normally be laying down today

mariyamaguchi America.... the only country to ever use nuclear weapons. NeverAgain

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mariyamaguchi May it never happen again. And may nuclear weapons be disposed of permanently.

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