OAN Staff Nathaniel Manners
10:37am – Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Survivors of the atomic bomb in Japan spoke out against the use of nuclear weapons.
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At a press conference on Wednesday, Terumi Tanaka, co-chair of the hibakusha group Japan Hidankyo, said the world must stop using nuclear weapons.
This comes after Japan was recently awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo for its work highlighting the negative effects of nuclear fallout and radiation.
Tanaka said people can never live a normal life after experiencing a nuclear attack.
“I would like to hear from someone who has actually experienced the true effects of nuclear weapons,'' Tanaka said. “I feel that way…Once an atomic bomb survivor is exposed to radiation, they remain a atomic bomb survivor for the rest of their lives. They have to live with it. They cannot escape being an atomic bomb survivor. Hibakusha I live with that feeling.”
He also called on major superpowers to stop threatening to use nuclear weapons as a deterrent.
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