Hiroshima (Japan), (EFE) .- The Japanese city of Hiroshima recalled on Wednesday the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing perpetrated by the US army, under the shadow of new conflicts and between growing calls for the ‘Hibakusha’, the survivors, so that these weapons never use again.
The Campana de la Paz resonated at the Paz Memorial Park in the town of the Nipon West during the minute of silence observed at 8:15 local time (23:15 GMT on Tuesday), the exact time at which the ‘Little Boy’ bomb was launched by the bombing in Gay in the city, causing the instantaneous death of some 70,000 people, a figure that would double 1945.
Relatives of the victims, representatives of the national and diplomatic policy of 120 countries and regions, a record figure, participated in the commemorative ceremony in a hot day of clouds and clear in which the song of the cicadas were the background scenario of the anti -Nuclear calls.
The mayor of Hiroshima, Kazumi Matsui, opened the speeches of the act recalling memories of the horror experienced by the ‘Hibakusha’, his commitment eighty years later with the eradication of atomic weapons, “the best thing that can be done for the dead.”
“Today, transmitting the fervent peace supplications derived from the experiences of the ‘Hibakusha’ is more crucial than ever,” Matsui said, while recalling that the United States and Russia, which in recent times have intensified their warmongering rhetoric, still have 90% of the world’s nuclear eyelets.
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and “Chaos” in the Middle East are accelerating military development worldwide and before these developments those responsible for some countries argue that nuclear weapons are essential for national defense, he said.
“These events flagrantly ignore the lessons that the international community should have learned from the tragedies of history. They threaten to knock down the peace consolidation frameworks that have been hard to build so much,” said Matsui, who added that despite agitation, the people should never surrender.
“Our young people, the leaders of future generations, must recognize that erroneous policies in military spending, national security and nuclear weapons could have absolutely inhuman consequences,” added the Japanese mayor, who invited “to think less about ourselves and more in others.”
Thinking about others “is the way in which humanity has resolved many conflicts and disturbances on our way to the present,” said Matsui, who insisted that “nations must also look beyond their own interests and consider the circumstances of other nations”, adding that solidarity will be “indispensable” to achieve real and lasting peace.
A call to eradicate nuclear weapons
The Japanese launched a direct question to the political leaders of the world: “Do you not see that the security policies derived from personal interests are promoting international conflicts?”, And urged the nations that are strengthening their arsenals to leave the dependence on nuclear weapons and visit Hiroshima to see with their own eyes what causes an atomic bombardment.
Likewise, he asked Japan again to sign the treaty on the prohibition of nuclear weapons (TPAN), which is not signatory. The Japanese executive has adhered to the non -proliferation treaty, which considers a “realistic” action framework.
The Japanese Prime Minister, Shigeru Ihiba, who also intervened during the ceremony, reiterated the government’s position to promote a world without wars or nuclear weapons under that treaty at a time when “the division of the international community around the nuclear disarmament is being deepened and the current security environment is increasingly hardening.”
In the background, from outside the ceremony, slogans of protesters protest could be heard.
This Wednesday was the first commemorative ceremony of the bombardment that has been carried out since Nihon Hidankyo, the Japanese Confederation of victims of the atomic and hydrogen bombs, composed of survivors of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, won the Peace Nobel 2024.
His work has been overshadowed by the growing geopolitical tension and booming conflicts.
This year’s act has gained special relevance for being a round date and visitors of the city recognized Efe on the eve that have moved so far on the occasion of the ephemeris to listen to the testimony of the ‘Hibakusha’, whose figure has fallen this year for the first time below 100,000.
The United States launched the first nuclear attack in history about the city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and three days later, launched a second atomic bomb over Nagasaki, which led to the surrender of Japan that marked the end of World War II.
It is estimated that some 210,000 people lost their lives over the years due to the bombings, which also left 150,000 injuries and still palpable humanitarian and environmental consequences.
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