Japan's prime minister hit out at Russian threats to use nuclear weapons as the country marked the 78th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Sunday.
Around 140,000 people died in Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and 74,000 in Nagasaki three days later, when the United States dropped atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities days before the end of World War II.
"Given this situation, it is all the more important to bring back international momentum towards realisation of a nuclear-free world," he said. "In the face of these threats, the global community must speak as one. Any use of nuclear weapons is unacceptable," Guterres said. Participants, many dressed in black, offered a silent prayer at 8:15 am when the first nuclear weapon used in wartime was dropped.Kishida has tried to move nuclear disarmament up the global agenda, taking leaders of wealthy democracies to Hiroshima's peace park memorials and museum.
The anniversary follows the US release of blockbuster"Oppenheimer," a biopic about J. Robert Oppenheimer, one of the creators of atomic weapons.
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