Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary

Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons "absolute evil,” denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence.

Nagasaki marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the US atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the mayor called nuclear weapons “absolute evil,” denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence, and called on the Japanese government to adhere to its three postwar non-nuclear principles.

The city's Mayor Shiro Suzuki denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence in the global community, including Japan .

Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk  Toronto Star

Nagasaki has marked the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing

NAGASAKI (Kyodo) -- Nagasaki on Sunday warned nuclear powers and nations relying on nuclear deterrence of the increased risk of a war using nuclear we

A minute of silence was held while a peace bell rang out at the exact time when a U.S. B-29 dropped the bomb on Hiroshima.

The bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, destroyed the city and killed 140,000 people.