Hiroshima atomic bomb victims

Hiroshima atomic bomb victims remembered 78 years on

voiced by certain policymakers reveal the folly of nuclear deterrence theory. They must immediately take concrete steps to lead us from the dangerous present toward our ideal world."Matsui also said Japan must immediately join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. Nuclear powers like the US and Russia do not support the treaty. Japan and other countries which rely on them for deterrence have not signed it either.Prime Minister Kishida Fumio said Japan is committed to pursuing a world without nuclear weapons, despite the challenges posed by the security environment.Kishida said: "Today, the path towards our goal has become even harder, as the international community has become even more divided over how to advance nuclear disarmament and Russia threatens to use nuclear weapons. But it is all the more important, in the current situation, for us to rebuild international momentum towards a world without nuclear weapons."The average age of atomic bomb survivors is now over 85 years old.