Nagasaki A-bomb Survivors "Pressure on Nuclear Weapons Countries" Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

At the first meeting of the parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons held in Austria, on the 22nd, Dr. Manzao Tomonaga, a doctor who was bombed in Nagasaki, testified of his own experience of being bombed. I would like to urge the country to put maximum pressure on its participation in this treaty. "

Manzao Tomonaga said in English about his experience of being bombed, saying, "I was bombed 2.5 kilometers from the hypocenter when I was 2 years old. I was 20 years old from a collapsed house at that time. He was rescued by his mother. The surrounding area became scorched earth and became a completely burnt field. "

Next, "I became a high school student and started to develop leukemia among the younger generation of A-bomb survivors. I became anxious and decided to become a doctor. Since then, I have been studying for more than 45 years." As an A-bomb survivor, he emphasized that he has devoted himself to research on the effects of the atomic bomb on the human body as a doctor.

He added, "In addition to the A-bomb survivors, their children have a special anxiety that they may develop cancer due to inheritance from their parents." I pointed out that there is.

On top of that, Mr. Tomonaga said about the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, "A-bomb survivors are very pleased that the treaty came into effect as they age. However, the fact that nine nuclear-weapon states and more than 30 countries rely on nuclear umbrellas. I am particularly sorry that Japan, the only war-bombed country, is protected by the US nuclear umbrella. "

"I would like to argue that the countries participating in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons must exert maximum pressure on the countries participating in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. The countries participating in the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons should take this opportunity to start dialogue with nuclear-weapon states and countries that depend on nuclear weapons, such as Japan. "

When Mr. Tomonaga finished speaking, the venue sent a particularly big and long applause.

After Mr. Tomonaga gave his testimony at the Conference of the Parties, Mr. Kairat Sarjanov, Director General of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Central Asia and Kazakhstan, told NHK, "I think Mr. Tomonaga made a very important point. It is very important that he speaks about the Nuclear Weapons Ban Treaty, and I hope that the Japanese government will join the treaty in the near future. "