Seven mayors in Hiroshima Prefecture send letters of protest to U.S. in response to nuclear tests
Nov. 17, 2014
On November 5, seven mayors in Hiroshima Prefecture sent letters of protest to the United States, which carried out tests in September and October to check the performance of its nuclear arsenal.
Hatsukaichi Mayor Katsuhiro Shinno and Otake Mayor Yoshiro Iriyama sent letters to U.S. President Barack Obama, declaring, “I am indignant over these repeated tests, which demonstrate that the United States is determined to maintain its nuclear arsenal,” and “The repeated tests are accelerating the nuclear arms race and raising the risk of nuclear proliferation.” They called for banning further nuclear tests and for making efforts to abolish nuclear weapons.
Kure Mayor Kazutoshi Komura and Higashihiroshima Mayor Yoshio Kurata sent letters to Ambassador Caroline Kennedy. Mr. Komura wrote: “I strongly urge the United States to make efforts to bring about the abolition of nuclear weapons.” Mr. Kurata wrote: “These nuclear tests are an inhumane act that run counter to the call of the international community.”
Fukuyama Mayor Akira Hada and Onomichi Mayor Yuko Hiratani sent their letters to President Obama via the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Mr. Hada stressed that the United States should take a leading role in advancing a world without nuclear arms and called for outlawing all nuclear tests and abandoning all actions involving the development of nuclear weapons. Mr. Hiratani wrote: “I can never condone such tests, which show that the United States is intent on maintaining its nuclear arsenal.”
Miyoshi Mayor Kazutoshi Masuda sent letters of protest to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, addressed to President Obama and to Ambassador Kennedy, which stated, “The calls for nuclear abolition, made by many people, are being ignored,” and appealed for an end to all nuclear tests.
(Originally published on November 6, 2014)
Hatsukaichi Mayor Katsuhiro Shinno and Otake Mayor Yoshiro Iriyama sent letters to U.S. President Barack Obama, declaring, “I am indignant over these repeated tests, which demonstrate that the United States is determined to maintain its nuclear arsenal,” and “The repeated tests are accelerating the nuclear arms race and raising the risk of nuclear proliferation.” They called for banning further nuclear tests and for making efforts to abolish nuclear weapons.
Kure Mayor Kazutoshi Komura and Higashihiroshima Mayor Yoshio Kurata sent letters to Ambassador Caroline Kennedy. Mr. Komura wrote: “I strongly urge the United States to make efforts to bring about the abolition of nuclear weapons.” Mr. Kurata wrote: “These nuclear tests are an inhumane act that run counter to the call of the international community.”
Fukuyama Mayor Akira Hada and Onomichi Mayor Yuko Hiratani sent their letters to President Obama via the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo. Mr. Hada stressed that the United States should take a leading role in advancing a world without nuclear arms and called for outlawing all nuclear tests and abandoning all actions involving the development of nuclear weapons. Mr. Hiratani wrote: “I can never condone such tests, which show that the United States is intent on maintaining its nuclear arsenal.”
Miyoshi Mayor Kazutoshi Masuda sent letters of protest to the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo, addressed to President Obama and to Ambassador Kennedy, which stated, “The calls for nuclear abolition, made by many people, are being ignored,” and appealed for an end to all nuclear tests.
(Originally published on November 6, 2014)
