At 74th Anniversary of Atomic Bomb, Hiroshima Calls for End to Nuclear Weapons

On Tuesday (August 6, according to local date), the city of Hiroshima, Japan, lamented the 74th anniversary of the fateful nuclear bombing event. The city's mayor, Kazumi Matsui gave a peace speech in which he expressed concern about growing nationalism and the uptake of nuclear weapons around the globe.

He called on young people not to overlook or forget, because the bombs not only left marks on the city, but irreversibly affected the lives of thousands. "To meet our present circumstances and achieve a peaceful and sustainable world, we must transcend differences in status or opinion. To achieve this, future generations must not dismiss the atomic bombing and war as mere facts of the past, " Matsui said.

He also addressed the great world leaders, who called for unity in favor of a world without nuclear bombs. In addition, Matsumi also spoke to the government of Japan, demanding that the tragedy that struck the city be respected and the will of the survivors respected. And this desire, he said, was for Japan to sign a UN treaty banning such weapons.

In the final stages of World War II, the United States led a nuclear attack on Hiroshima City on August 6, 1945. In all, 140, 000 people were killed, but we must remember that many still suffer from the aftermath of this bombing to this day. Three days after the attack, another bomb was dropped in Nagasaki, killing 70, 000 people. These events eventually culminated in Japan's surrender, which put an end to the overwhelming 2nd GM

The ceremony took place in Peace Park, near ground zero of the explosion, and was attended by representatives from 90 countries. Interestingly, a few hours earlier, a nuclear weapons test was carried out by North Korea, which demonstrates a clear disagreement between countries and a real stalemate in the negotiations.