Hiroshima mayor calls for abolishing nuke weapons

[Coventina]

Source: Associated Press

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima's mayor urged global leaders on Thursday to back President Barack Obama's call to abolish nuclear weapons as Japan marked the 64th anniversary of the world's first atomic bomb attack.

In April, Obama said that the United States — the only nation that has deployed atomic bombs in combat — has a "moral responsibility" to act and declared his goal to rid the world of the weapons.

At a solemn ceremony to commemorate the victims of the Aug. 6, 1945, attack, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba welcomed that commitment.

"We refer to ourselves, the great global majority, as the 'Obamajority,' and we call on the rest of the world to join forces with us to eliminate all nuclear weapons by 2020," Akiba said. The bombed-out dome of the building preserved as the Hiroshima Peace Memorial loomed in the background, and hundreds of white doves were released into the air as he finished speaking.

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Obamajority - I like it!

:-)

[jody]

1. Makes sense, Israel first and the U.S. last. n/t

[timeforpeace]

11. We can trust Israel, they won't nuke us.

[conspirator]

2. not gonna happen. The exact opposite: more and more countries will have it nt

[vadawg]

3. yup who is going to give up the nukes if the nutjobs have them

especially in israels case, especially if iran goes nuke...

[abqmufc]

4. "Atomic military buildup can be revered.......

Outlaw the bomb." (Atomic Moog 2000 by Coldcut)

[wroberts189]

5. I will knr to that. NO WMD and that includes every country. nt

[Zhade]

6. It remains a stain on this country's honor, or what honor it once had.

NT!

[WriteDown]

7. What does? Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

Considering the casualties would have been far worse otherwise and the fact that the Germans were working on their own version, seems to be the right decision.

[proteus_lives]

8. Yeah, winning WWII was an awful thing to do.

:eyes:

[proteus_lives]

9. Is he going to call on Japan to own up to it's war crimes next?

Because that would be impressive.

[timeforpeace]

10. If Obama wants to lead the way with unilateral disarmament, I'm sure the world will follow.