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Japan condemns Russia nuclear threat on Hiroshima anniversary

Bangkok Post, 6 Aug 23

Japan’s prime minister hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the country marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Sunday.

…………………”Japan, as the only nation to have suffered atomic bombings in war, will continue efforts towards a nuclear-free world,” Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said at a ceremony in Hiroshima.

The path towards it is becoming increasingly difficult because of deepening divisions in the international community over nuclear disarmament and Russia’s nuclear threat,” he said.

……………………………….At the ceremony, thousands of people — survivors, relatives and foreign dignitaries from a record 111 countries — prayed for those killed or wounded in the bombing and called for world peace.

Russia and Belarus were not invited to the ceremony for the second straight year because of the Ukraine crisis.

Participants, many dressed in black, offered a silent prayer at 8.15am (6.15am in Thailand) when the first nuclear weapon used in wartime was dropped………………………………………………………………………………more https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2624486/japan-condemns-russia-nuclear-threat-on-hiroshima-anniversary

August 7, 2023 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized