Nuclear abolition an 'issue for all humanity,' says Nobel Peace winner

Our forebears endured discrimination, prejudice

This is completely true. It was orders of magnitude higher than the discrimination suffered by those who moved away from Fukushima after the meltdowns. If all the stories of this prejudice were to be gathered it would tell a disgraceful tale.

Japan being victim from Nuclear in 1945 and in 2024 organization of nuclear victims being awarded Nobel prize. However Japan refused to sign prohibition of nuclear weapon.

Being victim doesn't mean not interested to abolish use of that weapon?

https://www.icanw.org/japan

https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/08/08/japan/japan-nuclear-weapons-ban-treaty/

BanthuToday 07:13 am JST

Perfect timing to serve as a warning to those who want to escalate conflicts across the globe.

Russia has 6000 nukes.

This Peace Prize is a nod to the voices who are calling for deescalation, ceasefire and a peace agreement that respects all parties involved.

So not russia, as you so carefully illustrated. And a peace agreement at gunpoint is not an actual peace agreement, it is an unequal treaty.

Japan being victim from Nuclear in 1945 and in 2024 organization of nuclear victims being awarded Nobel prize. However Japan refused to sign prohibition of nuclear weapon.

Being victim doesn't mean not interested to abolish use of that weapon?

There is no reason for Japan to sign such a document. Do you think China, Russia, and North Korea would suddenly stop their nuclear programs? Of course not. The only thing it does is put Japan in a worse off situation with 0 benefits

Nice sentiment, truly admirable people.

But the cold reality is the rogue nations with nukes - Communist China, North Korea, Iran, Fascist Russia - are never giving them up.

Which is also why democracies can never do so.

No nation possessing nuclear weapons has ever been successfully invaded.

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Good Luck getting Russia, China, North Korea and Iran to give up their nuclear arsenal

@Fighto!

So you've decided what a rogue nation is.

So have I.

My list includes countries that commit genocide.

@Fighto!

So you've decided what a rogue nation is.

So have I.

My list includes countries that commit genocide.

Good.

So we can both agree about fascist Russia and Communist China then.

An issue for all humanity except the very first step -- the Japanese government. They have clearly indicated they are not at all interested in signing a ban on nuclear weapons, despite starting every sentence at all international summits with, "Being the only nation to have suffered atomic bombings..."

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An issue for all humanity except the very first step -- the Japanese government. They have clearly indicated they are not at all interested in signing a ban on nuclear weapons, despite starting every sentence at all international summits with, "Being the only nation to have suffered atomic bombings..."

Nuclear weapons protect Japan.

Like it or not. So, signing any such ban would be hypocritical.

Good Luck getting Russia, China, North Korea and Iran to give up their nuclear arsenal

They won't, else in no time they would be another Iraq, Libya, no one will give them up unless until the US takes the lead, they used it twice, and they can ensure these are never used again.

mrtinjp

Today 02:27 pm JST

Good Luck getting Russia, China, North Korea and Iran to give up their nuclear arsenal

> They won't, else in no time they would be another Iraq, Libya, no one will give them up unless until the US takes the lead, they used it twice, and they can ensure these are never used again.

Yup.

But even if the US takes the lead the other nuke powers would still not give them up.

That would render them vulnerable to ganging up by the US and lackeys

In no time they'll be just another Iraq..

This is not a good way to say this, but remember that the nuclear bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are like firecrackers compared to modern nuclear bombs.

mrtinjpToday 02:27 pm JST

Good Luck getting Russia, China, North Korea and Iran to give up their nuclear arsenal

They won't, else in no time they would be another Iraq, Libya, no one will give them up unless until the US takes the lead, they used it twice, and they can ensure these are never used again.

Not going to happen. Russia was first to try to annihilate Ukraine and China is always looming over Taiwan.

ianToday 03:08 pm JST

That would render them vulnerable to ganging up by the US and lackeys

Vaunted hypersonic missiles, destroyers, and supposedly stealth aircraft not enough for the dictatorship cabal?

TaiwanIsNotChina

Not going to happen. Russia was first to try to annihilate Ukraine and China is always looming over Taiwan.

You are welcome to support the Zelenski government, but Russia has not tried to "annihilate" Ukraine. Let us be more careful with words.

And neither does the CCP have any interest to "annihilate" Taiwan. They want to rule it, not destroy it.

urged the world Saturday to abolish the weapons as an "issue for all humanity" to solve.

It is impossible to abolish a technology once it is out there. The cat is out of the bag, and there is no way to put it back in.

TaiwanIsNotChina

Today 03:33 pm JST

mrtinjpToday 02:27 pm JST

> Good Luck getting Russia, China, North Korea and Iran to give up their nuclear arsenal

> They won't, else in no time they would be another Iraq, Libya, no one will give them up unless until the US takes the lead, they used it twice, and they can ensure these are never used again.

> Not going to happen. Russia was first to try to annihilate Ukraine and China is always looming over Taiwan.

Hahahaha

TaiwanIsNotChina

Today 03:35 pm JST

ianToday 03:08 pm JST

> That would render them vulnerable to ganging up by the US and lackeys

> Vaunted hypersonic missiles, destroyers, and supposedly stealth aircraft not enough for the dictatorship cabal?

Lol

ianToday 04:01 pm JST

Hahahaha

Maybe your country should try a regime change.

> TaiwanIsNotChina

Today 04:02 pm JST

ianToday 04:01 pm JST

> Hahahaha

> Maybe your country should try a regime change

Lol. What's that got to do with the US being the greatest threat to the world?

TaiwanIsNotChina

Maybe your country should try a regime change.

Which country is that?

M1984FAToday 03:52 pm JST

TaiwanIsNotChina

Not going to happen. Russia was first to try to annihilate Ukraine and China is always looming over Taiwan.

You are welcome to support the Zelenski government, but Russia has not tried to "annihilate" Ukraine. Let us be more careful with words.

Telling Ukraine to retreat and disarm is a pretty clear indicator of what russia has planned, which is the end of Free Ukraine.

And neither does the CCP have any interest to "annihilate" Taiwan. They want to rule it, not destroy it.

The US and Taiwanese governments and militaries are not going to sleep. The only alternatives are the status quo or to destroy Taiwan. It won't be a grinding conflict like Ukraine.

TaiwanIsNotChina

Telling Ukraine to retreat and disarm is a pretty clear indicator of what russia has planned, which is the end of Free Ukraine.

The end of Ukraine as a Nato staging ground is not the "end of Ukraine": In the same way that removal of Sovjet missiles from Cuba was not "the end of Cuba".

The US and Taiwanese governments and militaries are not going to sleep. The only alternatives are the status quo or to destroy Taiwan.

Says who? There are many ways to achieve regime change. Destroying a country is not an option that is in anybodys interest. Your view is extremely simplistic.

M1984FAToday 04:10 pm JST

The end of Ukraine as a Nato staging ground is not the "end of Ukraine": In the same way that removal of Sovjet missiles from Cuba was not "the end of Cuba".

You are not going to remove NATO without removing the UN recognized government of Ukraine. When nuclear missiles were removed from Cuba, it was still free to host Soviet hardware, militarize, and oppose the US and did.

Says who? There are many ways to achieve regime change. Destroying a country is not an option that is in anybodys interest. Your view is extremely simplistic.

Tell me the scenarios in which Taiwan's government is removed and I will tell you how they all result in massive death and property destruction. Free governments don't just wander off for you.

Non-violence is the weapon of the strong. Violence is the weapon of the weak. Long live non-violence.