In Hiroshima peace park, visitors hope Nobel win will boost peace efforts

I mean they would say that at that location, wouldn't they?

It is hard to imagine that countries like China, Russia, India, Pakistan, and North Korea will give up their nuclear weapons.

If we are aiming for a nuclear-free peace, something needs to be done about these countries.

The problem with the anti-nuclear weapons movement is that the only countries that are listening at all are nations that either don't posess nukes or have nukes but would never stoop so low as to threaten others with their use.

The autocratic nations don't give a rodent's behind. And as long as they exist, the sensible nuclear nations aren't about to unilaterally disarm themselves.

@Aget neo

it is equally difficult to imagine countries like the US, Israel, UK or Ftance giving up their nuclear weapons.

@Agent_Neo Please tell Mr. NETANYAHU to admit his country is nuclear armed !

Having visited in May, I was very moved by the experience all except for the museum, which was the worst experience my wife and I have ever had visiting a museum. You couldn't see any of the exhibits as you shuffled along in a hot, humid mass of schoolchildren and adults. It was so crowded that all we wanted to do was get out. Fortunately, the exhibit area is a relatively short corridor.

I was also struck by the lack of history about why an atomic bomb was initially dropped, yes tens of thousands of people were killed and maimed but think of the death toll on both sides if the Americans had needed to invade. I do think the second bomb was dropped too soon after the first, not giving the leaders time to gather reports to assess the likely outcome if they hadn't surrendered.

One thing is out of all the gardens we have visited in Japan over the years the one in Hiroshima was the most beautiful.

SADDLY out world is NOT ready for peace yet.

Hopefully our grand children will embrace it.

Hello Kitty 321Oct. 12 06:54 pm JST

@Aget neo

it is equally difficult to imagine countries like the US, Israel, UK or Ftance giving up their nuclear weapons.

And yet those countries don't wave their nuclear deterrence around like some others.

As TaiwanIsNotChina claims, there is no Western country that would use nuclear weapons as a threat.

And the reason why I intentionally did not cite the US, France, the UK, etc., without hypocrisy or anything, is because they could give up nuclear weapons if they had alternatives.

However, countries with low technological capabilities and no alternative offensive means would never let go of them.

It would not be strange if Argentina "does not have nuclear weapons," but said "it would use them" against the UK if necessary. (In the Falklands War, for example). This is not just Israel.

It's the same for every country. South Korea is dying to launch nuclear weapons at Japan.

The RS of the USA, the only regime so far to use atomic weapons in order to kill tens of thousands of innocent people and continue to occupy their territory. Will they give up their nuclear weapons and stop supporting the genocide in Palestine, I don't think so.

AndyToday 06:51 am JST

The RS of the USA,

Nobody knows what that means.

the only regime so far to use atomic weapons in order to kill tens of thousands of innocent people

Most know the crimes of Japan in WW2 and the importance of keeping the Soviets out.

and continue to occupy their territory.

With a treaty that can be ended at any time.

Will they give up their nuclear weapons and stop supporting the genocide in Palestine, I don't think so.

Not as long as China, Russia, Iran have nukes and support genocide, no.

Japanese shameful far-rights who hate peace effort are labelling "leftist activity" against Nobel Prize to trivialize this year Nobel Peace Prize.