Not much publicity has been given in this part of the world to the fact that the American Hispanics faced brutal discrimination and were the first victims of the Manhattan Project that produced the bomb. It is a little known historical fact that when the US conducted the Trinity test, the world‘s first atom bomb explosion, but not with the kind of devastating effects of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the radiation fallouts due to wind direction affected the Hispanics severely
Officials and dignitaries from more than 80 nations were present at the ceremony, along with survivors and relatives of the victims who had gathered from early in the morning to offer prayers.
Guterres told participants that the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons is an important step towards the common aspiration of a world without nuclear weapons.
Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said the security environment is severe and that global views are deeply divided over nuclear disarmament
It is worthwhile to mention here that Japan on Thursday remembered the victims of the bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the world’s first atomic bomb attack.
The damage has spread beyond Kyushu into central Japan’s scenic mountain villages known for hot springs and hiking.
He has urged world leaders to end the stockpiling of nuclear weapons, saying it offered their nations a false sense of security.
In a video message to the Japanese people before he left the Vatican, Francis railed against the "immoral" use of nuclear weapons.
A Supremo in the saddle would surely raise doubts about our overall intentions among our potential adversaries, and fuel mutual suspicions if not passions, without any strategic advantage to us. It will give propaganda mileage to our adversaries, and strengthen the influence of hotheads amongst its military. It will give a fillip to the adversary's military adventurists, and promote belligerent behaviour. It will further weaken its civilian leadership, nominal at the best of times.
An annual memorial ceremony held at the Peace Memorial Park near Ground Zero was attended by about 50,000 audiences paying respect, including representatives from about 90 countries and regions.
