Peace Watch Tower at peace museum is reset to protest U.S. nuclear test
Aug. 26, 2013
by Kohei Okata, Staff Writer
Following the news that the United States conducted a new type of nuclear test on May 15 to examine the effectiveness of its nuclear arsenal, the number on the display of the “Peace Watch Tower,” which stands inside Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, was reset on August 21. This tower, found in the lobby of the museum’s east wing, shows the number of days since the world’s last nuclear test, and the number was reset from 190 to 98.
The Peace Watch Tower was installed in the museum on August 6, 2001, and the number on its display has been reset to protest each nuclear test conducted. This is the 19th time that the clock has been reset. Previously, the number was reset after North Korea carried out an underground nuclear test on February 12. The period between the test by North Korea and the latest U.S. test was 92 days.
Kenji Shiga, director of the museum, changed the number on the digital display using a remote control. Mr. Shiga, who took up the post this past April, said, “This is the last thing I want to do. President Obama should come to Hiroshima and visit the museum so that he will reaffirm his resolve to pursue the elimination of nuclear weapons.”
(Originally published on August 22, 2013)
Following the news that the United States conducted a new type of nuclear test on May 15 to examine the effectiveness of its nuclear arsenal, the number on the display of the “Peace Watch Tower,” which stands inside Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum, was reset on August 21. This tower, found in the lobby of the museum’s east wing, shows the number of days since the world’s last nuclear test, and the number was reset from 190 to 98.
The Peace Watch Tower was installed in the museum on August 6, 2001, and the number on its display has been reset to protest each nuclear test conducted. This is the 19th time that the clock has been reset. Previously, the number was reset after North Korea carried out an underground nuclear test on February 12. The period between the test by North Korea and the latest U.S. test was 92 days.
Kenji Shiga, director of the museum, changed the number on the digital display using a remote control. Mr. Shiga, who took up the post this past April, said, “This is the last thing I want to do. President Obama should come to Hiroshima and visit the museum so that he will reaffirm his resolve to pursue the elimination of nuclear weapons.”
(Originally published on August 22, 2013)
