As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continued and President Putin ordered the deterrence to be raised to special alerts with nuclear forces in mind, an online event was held by those who have been working on the abolition of nuclear weapons, and the atomic bomb survivors "The damage caused by the atomic bomb is spectacular, and now is the time to act with one thought on the abolition of nuclear weapons."
The event was held by NGOs in Tokyo, and A-bomb survivors and experts exchanged opinions.
Regarding the fact that President Putin ordered deterrence to a special alert with nuclear forces in mind, Mr. Terumi Tanaka, the representative of the Japan Confederation of Atomic Bomb Victims, said, "I am worried that it may lead to a nuclear war. I want you to use your imagination to think about the unimaginable damage caused by the use of nuclear weapons. "
In addition, Tadatoshi Akiba, the former mayor of Hiroshima, said, "Leaders of nuclear powers, including Russia, see the atomic bombing as only one thing. While telling the truth of the atomic bombing, the" living hell "that Hiroshima and Nagasaki experienced is now. It is necessary to make people understand what would happen if nuclear weapons were used, such as being distributed on SNS and being stamped as a leader who made inhumane decisions. "
Based on these discussions, Ms. Michiko Kodama, who was bombed in Hiroshima at the age of 7, said, "The damage caused by the atomic bomb was devastating and has continued for 77 years. I want each and every one of us to act with one thought. "