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Japan's Aging Atomic Bomb Survivors Speak Out Against Nuclear Weapons
- Eighty years post-Hiroshima and Nagasaki, aging Japanese survivors are frustrated by rising nuclear threats and global leaders' acceptance of nuclear weapons.
- Approximately 100,000 survivors remain alive, some are now advocating for the abolition of nuclear weapons.
- Iida encourages students to envision the aftermath of a nuclear attack, warning of its destructive and contaminating effects.
- Doi's advocacy began after witnessing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in 2011, noting, 'Some people have forgotten about the atomic bombings... That’s sad.
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Japan's aging atomic bomb survivors speak out against nuclear weapons
Survivors of the U.S. atomic attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki are dwindling 80 years later, but they are increasingly speaking out against nuclear weapons.
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