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Protesters on a CND march against Trident nuclear missiles in London, January 24, 2015
PEACE campaigners marked the 79th anniversary of the Hiroshima atomic bombing today by holding vigils to honour the hundreds of thousands of victims of the US atrocity.
CND general secretary Kate Hudson said: “It’s been 79 years since the nuclear atrocities committed by the US on the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Each year we gather to commemorate and mourn the dead, and remember those afflicted with a lifetime of suffering.
“We pledge never to let such crimes be committed again. Now we must deliver on this pledge.
“The threat of nuclear war has never been higher. With a new nuclear arms race under way, amid threats of nuclear use, we must step up to spread our message, and escalate our work for peace, cooperation, and disarmament.”
A spokeswoman for Momentum said: “The US bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were among the most appalling atrocities of the 20th century, for which there is no moral justification.
For 80 years, survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings have pleaded “never again,” for anyone. But are we listening, asks Linda Pentz Gunter
JEREMY CORBYN reports from Hiroshima where he represented CND at the 80th anniversary of the bombing of the city by the US