High school students from Hiroshima learn about current state of U.S. ratification of CTBT
Mar. 25, 2010
by Junji Akechi, Staff Writer, dispatched from Washington, D.C.
On the afternoon of March 22, three high school students who are members of the "No Nuke Network: Students of Hiroshima Against Nuclear Weapons" began their activities in Washington, D.C. The students are visiting the United States to appeal for the elimination of nuclear weapons to American youth.
Yuji Kanemori, 17, Tomoko Takamoto, 17, and Yuki Okada, 16, visited the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a Quaker organization engaged in lobbying activities, and learned about the current state of the U.S. Senate with regard to the ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
David Culp, legislative representative of the organization, met with the students and explained the organization's efforts to promote ratification, such as addressing the issue with the help of local supporters of U.S. senators and asking local newspapers to run editorials. Mr. Culp also noted that many Americans did not know the details of the consequences of the atomic bombings. He advised the students that they should explain the long-term effects of radiation, as well as the extremely destructive power of the atomic bombs, in conveying the damage caused by the atomic bombings to young people in the United States.
Sharing her impressions, Ms. Takamoto said, "I think it's important to raise the fear of nuclear weapons among Americans by, for example, telling them the story of Sadako Sasaki, who died from leukemia."
(Originally published on March 24, 2010)
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On the afternoon of March 22, three high school students who are members of the "No Nuke Network: Students of Hiroshima Against Nuclear Weapons" began their activities in Washington, D.C. The students are visiting the United States to appeal for the elimination of nuclear weapons to American youth.
Yuji Kanemori, 17, Tomoko Takamoto, 17, and Yuki Okada, 16, visited the Friends Committee on National Legislation, a Quaker organization engaged in lobbying activities, and learned about the current state of the U.S. Senate with regard to the ratification of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT).
David Culp, legislative representative of the organization, met with the students and explained the organization's efforts to promote ratification, such as addressing the issue with the help of local supporters of U.S. senators and asking local newspapers to run editorials. Mr. Culp also noted that many Americans did not know the details of the consequences of the atomic bombings. He advised the students that they should explain the long-term effects of radiation, as well as the extremely destructive power of the atomic bombs, in conveying the damage caused by the atomic bombings to young people in the United States.
Sharing her impressions, Ms. Takamoto said, "I think it's important to raise the fear of nuclear weapons among Americans by, for example, telling them the story of Sadako Sasaki, who died from leukemia."
(Originally published on March 24, 2010)
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