Call for Nuclear Ban

Hibakushas Call For Nuclear Ban 

Japan’s reluctance to adopt nuclear ban treaty angers hibakusha as Nagasaki marks A-bomb anniversary
by Sophie Jackman

NAGASAKI – As Hiroshima and Nagasaki marked the 72nd anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings, aging survivors deplored what they called the hypocrisy by the Japanese government following its decision to stay out of a treaty banning nuclear arms.
Despite anger and calls from the survivors urging Japan to join the historic treaty, a world free of nuclear weapons remains elusive as the atomic-bombed nation sticks to a “realistic approach” advocated by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.

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The article mentions Obama’s statement about a wish for “a world without nuclear weapons” without stating that Obama authorized the ‘upgrade’ of our nuclear weapons for one trillion dollars (it is probably much more). Actions speak louder than words. The article also mentions the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and that both Japan and the USA did not sign on to this treaty. As one person quoted in the article says, it does not matter who is in charge here in the USA.