Nagasaki marks 60th anniversary
of WWII atomic bombing
Nagasaki on Tuesday observed the 60th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the city at the end of World War II by the United States, with Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito criticizing nations possessing nuclear weapons for relying on nuclear deterrence for security.
"The nuclear weapons states, and the United States of America in particular, have ignored their international commitments, and have made no change in their unyielding stance on nuclear deterrence. We strongly resent the trampling of the hopes of people worldwide," Ito said in a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park.
Ito's remarks were a criticism of the breakdown in talks of the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May in New York.
The NPT meeting, held every five years, ended without any substantive progress toward abolishing nuclear weapons.
While criticizing the U.S. government, Ito appealed to members of the American public.
"We understand your anger and anxiety over the memories of the horror of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Yet, is your security actually enhanced by your government's policies of maintaining 10,000 nuclear weapons, of carrying out repeated subcritical nuclear tests, and of pursuing the development of new 'mini' nuclear weapons?" Ito asked.
He also urged the Japanese government to lead efforts to abolish nuclear weapons, break away from the "nuclear umbrella" of the United States and give greater aid to atomic-bomb survivors,
including those who live abroad.
"The nuclear weapons states, and the United States of America in particular, have ignored their international commitments, and have made no change in their unyielding stance on nuclear deterrence. We strongly resent the trampling of the hopes of people worldwide," Ito said in a ceremony at the Peace Memorial Park.
Ito's remarks were a criticism of the breakdown in talks of the Review Conference of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in May in New York.
The NPT meeting, held every five years, ended without any substantive progress toward abolishing nuclear weapons.
While criticizing the U.S. government, Ito appealed to members of the American public.
"We understand your anger and anxiety over the memories of the horror of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Yet, is your security actually enhanced by your government's policies of maintaining 10,000 nuclear weapons, of carrying out repeated subcritical nuclear tests, and of pursuing the development of new 'mini' nuclear weapons?" Ito asked.
He also urged the Japanese government to lead efforts to abolish nuclear weapons, break away from the "nuclear umbrella" of the United States and give greater aid to atomic-bomb survivors,
including those who live abroad.
Nagasaki marks 60th anniversary
of WWII atomic bombing
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