Japan’s Nuclear History and the Power of Peace

“Paper cranes prayers for peace. Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Japan” See: https://miningawareness.wordpress.com/2014/08/06/1000-japanese-cranes-sadako-sasaki/
From Greenpeace:
“Japan’s nuclear history and the power of peace
Blogpost by Junichi Sato – 6 August, 2015
Protest on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing in 1990, in Hiroshima, Japan.
The fight against nuclear is steeped in Greenpeace history. On the 70th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings we’re reminded of the consequences of nuclear energy and the people’s movement to campaign for nuclear disarmament to create a safer and sustainable future for the people of Japan and the world.
Seventy years ago, the world’s first atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, creating a “mushroom cloud” and killing more than 450,000 people. The horror of these bombings has been an eternal memory for survivors, imprinted on the consciousness of people around the world, and a reminder of…
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