Hiroshima Peace Declaration 2007: Aim for a nuclear weapon-free world

Despite their best efforts, vast arsenals of nuclear weapons remain in high states of readiness -- deployed or easily available. Proliferation is gaining momentum, and the human family still faces the peril of extinction. This is because a handful of old-fashioned leaders, clinging to an early 20th century worldview in thrall to the rule of brute strength, are rejecting global democracy, turning their backs on the reality of the atomic bombings and the ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Linda Raiteri - Aug 6, 2007 - 8:43 PM PDT
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by Linda Raiteri - Oct. 1, 2008

The Mayor of Hiroshima commemorates the deaths of 140,000, cites a World conference of Cities and Local Governments calling for an end to nuclear weapons, spports Japan's Peace Constitution (Article 9 is being reinterpreted to allow military.) Aug 6 & Aug 9 bombings

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