A-bomb survivors’ organizations call for strict adherence to three nonnuclear principles
Mar. 4, 2010
by Sakiko Masuda, Staff Writer
Representatives from organizations of atomic bomb survivors and citizens’ groups in Hiroshima and Nagasaki announced on March 3 that they have sent a statement to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and other political leaders, urging the Japanese government to strictly adhere to the three nonnuclear principles and enshrine them into law.
The statement strongly argues that "Japan should not permit nuclear weapons to be brought into the country under any circumstance or in any form, including stopovers and the passage of ships." It was sent on March 2, prior to the submission of a report by the Foreign Ministry's panel of experts regarding the investigation of secret nuclear agreements between Japan and the United States. The statement, dated March 1, was jointly signed by 29 people, including the chairmen of the two factions of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organizations.
Motofumi Asai, president of the Hiroshima Peace Institute at Hiroshima City University, held a press conference at Hiroshima City Hall and remarked, "It has been a long time since the people concerned in Hiroshima and Nagasaki issued the last joint statement. We hope that the government will respond appropriately."
(Originally published on March 4, 2010)
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Representatives from organizations of atomic bomb survivors and citizens’ groups in Hiroshima and Nagasaki announced on March 3 that they have sent a statement to Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and other political leaders, urging the Japanese government to strictly adhere to the three nonnuclear principles and enshrine them into law.
The statement strongly argues that "Japan should not permit nuclear weapons to be brought into the country under any circumstance or in any form, including stopovers and the passage of ships." It was sent on March 2, prior to the submission of a report by the Foreign Ministry's panel of experts regarding the investigation of secret nuclear agreements between Japan and the United States. The statement, dated March 1, was jointly signed by 29 people, including the chairmen of the two factions of the Hiroshima Prefectural Confederation of A-bomb Sufferers Organizations.
Motofumi Asai, president of the Hiroshima Peace Institute at Hiroshima City University, held a press conference at Hiroshima City Hall and remarked, "It has been a long time since the people concerned in Hiroshima and Nagasaki issued the last joint statement. We hope that the government will respond appropriately."
(Originally published on March 4, 2010)
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