Secretary-General of the Japan Confederation of Nations strongly criticizes the discussion on the shared operation of US nuclear weapons by allies

Former Prime Minister Abe and others have indicated that the policy of sharing and operating US nuclear weapons among allies should be discussed without looking at it as a taboo. The secretary-general of the Confederation of Atomic Bomb Victims strongly criticized that "nuclear weapons bring only ruin, and such discussions are deceptive."

On March 1st, 68 years after the exposure of the tuna fishing boat "Daigo Fukuryu Maru", a rally was held in Yaizu City, Shizuoka Prefecture, where the grave of a former crew member who died was located, to pray for the abolition of nuclear weapons. rice field.

The rally was attended by the Secretary-General of the Japan Confederation of Unions, Kido Kiichi, and in his speech, he said that Russia had invaded Ukraine and threatened the West by emphasizing that it was a nuclear-weapon state. Russia's words and deeds that it will not quit its use and nuclear war are trampling on the wishes of the A-bomb survivors not to create A-bomb survivors again. "

After the rally, Mr. Kido said, "It is absolutely unacceptable to protect humans with nuclear weapons," regarding the idea that former Prime Minister Abe and others should discuss the policy of sharing nuclear weapons without looking at it as a taboo. It is possible, and nuclear weapons can only bring about ruin. Sharing it is telling us to save the lives of the people, but such an argument is deceptive. "

Nuclear weapons and Japan

Japan, the only country exposed to the war, resolved in the Diet in 1971 the three non-nuclear principles of "do not have, do not make, do not bring in" nuclear weapons, and since then, successive administrations have made this policy a "national policy". I have been sticking to it.

Former Prime Minister Eisaku Sato, who announced the Three Non-Nuclear Principles in the Diet's response in 1967, has since received the Nobel Peace Prize.

In addition, the Atomic Energy Basic Law limits the use of nuclear energy to peaceful purposes, and Japan is obliged not to receive nuclear weapons as a party to the NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.