Obama Arrives in Hiroshima (First Sitting U.S. President to Visit Since Bombing in 1945)
Source: CNN
Obama arrives in Hiroshima to stress 'very real risk' of nuclear weapons
Posted: May 27, 2016 3:08 AM EDT
Updated: May 27, 2016 3:38 AM EDT
By Kevin Liptak, Will Ripley and James Griffiths CNN
HIROSHIMA (CNN) -- President Obama's Air Force One has landed at Iwakuni Marine Air Station, ahead of a historic visit to Hiroshima, the first by a sitting U.S. President to the site of the world's first atomic bombing.
"This afternoon I will visit Hiroshima," Obama said at the base.
"This is an opportunity to honor the memory of all those who were lost in World War II. It's a chance to pursue peace and security, a world where nuclear weapons would no longer be necessary. And it's a testament to how even the most painful divides can be bridged."
The president, who is not expected to apologize for the American action to hasten the end of World War II, previously said he would stress the "very real risks" of nuclear weapons.
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I have so much respect for our President.
