80th Anniversary of Nagasaki Atomic Bombing: Mayor Calls for End to Global Wars

Kokcha News Agency – Nagasaki Mayor Shiro Suzuki issued a stark warning on the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city, urging an end to global wars and expressing fears of a potential nuclear conflict. In his Peace Declaration during a memorial ceremony, Suzuki stated, “Conflicts worldwide are intensifying in a cycle of conflict and division. If this trend continues, we will plunge ourselves into a nuclear war.”

The U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, 1945, killed an estimated 74,000 people, with survivors suffering from leukemia and other severe radiation-related illnesses in the following years. The Nagasaki attack occurred just three days after the first atomic bombing in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, which killed an estimated 140,000 people.

The Nagasaki bomb, larger and more powerful than the one dropped on Hiroshima, obliterated entire communities within seconds. Mayor Suzuki’s call for peace comes as global tensions remain high, with ongoing conflicts in various regions raising concerns about the potential for nuclear escalation.