Mayor Taue of Nagasaki City gave a speech at the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty) Review Conference in New York, stating, "I hope that Nagasaki will be the last city to be bombed in war." appealed for abolition.
At the United Nations Headquarters in New York, the NPT = Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference has been held since the 1st of this month. ' and made a speech on behalf of
In it, Mayor Taue introduced the activities of atomic bomb survivors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki who have continued to talk about their own experiences over the years, working toward the abolition of nuclear weapons.
In addition, he touched on the fact that Russia, which continues to invade Ukraine, hinted at the use of nuclear weapons, saying, ``If the nuclear-weapon states use force and act tyrannically, the long-term accumulation of atomic bomb survivors' activities can be destroyed in an instant. It will collapse. The only way for humanity to escape the risk of nuclear weapons is 'abolition,'" he said, calling for the abolition of nuclear weapons and other countries.
He also pointed out that he hopes that this review conference will show a concrete path toward nuclear disarmament and nuclear non-proliferation, and added, I would like to share this with all of you and do my best to realize the abolition of nuclear weapons."