Hiroshima Prefecture to work with SIPRI on nuclear disarmament research
Mar. 17, 2017
by Shunji Akechi, Staff Writer
Hiroshima Prefecture has announced that it will work together with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in Sweden on research related to nuclear disarmament and abolition. On March 16, Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki met with Dan Smith, the director of SIPRI, at the Hiroshima prefectural government office and shared this news with reporters. Mr. Smith is visiting Japan at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. By teaming up with this world-renowned research institute, Hiroshima Prefecture hopes to strengthen its appeal for nuclear abolition from the A-bombed city.
The prefecture is considering the idea of pursuing case studies on nations that have abandoned nuclear development programs and discussing such themes as overcoming the divide now separating the nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states. The aim is to produce satisfactory results for events connected to the first preparatory committee for the NPT Review Conference, to be held in Vienna, Austria in May, and for the Hiroshima Round Table, an event staged by Hiroshima Prefecture this summer.
Mr. Yuzaki is expected to conclude the official agreement with SIPRI when he visits the institute during his tour of Europe in May. Mr. Yuzaki said that SIPRI is one of the best research institutes in the world and that these joint efforts with the prefecture will hopefully advance the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. Mr. Smith said he was delighted to work together with Hiroshima Prefecture and he hopes to convey the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, and the dangers faced by the world, to as many people as possible.
In 2011, Hiroshima Prefecture announced its “Hiroshima for Global Peace” Plan. Since then, it has sought to bring together information on peace issues as well as personnel well-versed in this field, and to enhance its role as a global hub for peace efforts.
(Originally published on March 17, 2017)
Hiroshima Prefecture has announced that it will work together with the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) in Sweden on research related to nuclear disarmament and abolition. On March 16, Hiroshima Governor Hidehiko Yuzaki met with Dan Smith, the director of SIPRI, at the Hiroshima prefectural government office and shared this news with reporters. Mr. Smith is visiting Japan at the invitation of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. By teaming up with this world-renowned research institute, Hiroshima Prefecture hopes to strengthen its appeal for nuclear abolition from the A-bombed city.
The prefecture is considering the idea of pursuing case studies on nations that have abandoned nuclear development programs and discussing such themes as overcoming the divide now separating the nuclear weapon states and non-nuclear weapon states. The aim is to produce satisfactory results for events connected to the first preparatory committee for the NPT Review Conference, to be held in Vienna, Austria in May, and for the Hiroshima Round Table, an event staged by Hiroshima Prefecture this summer.
Mr. Yuzaki is expected to conclude the official agreement with SIPRI when he visits the institute during his tour of Europe in May. Mr. Yuzaki said that SIPRI is one of the best research institutes in the world and that these joint efforts with the prefecture will hopefully advance the goal of a world without nuclear weapons. Mr. Smith said he was delighted to work together with Hiroshima Prefecture and he hopes to convey the horrific reality of nuclear weapons, and the dangers faced by the world, to as many people as possible.
In 2011, Hiroshima Prefecture announced its “Hiroshima for Global Peace” Plan. Since then, it has sought to bring together information on peace issues as well as personnel well-versed in this field, and to enhance its role as a global hub for peace efforts.
(Originally published on March 17, 2017)
