The bombed areas of Nagasaki and Hiroshima have issued a statement protesting Russia strongly over the issue of Russia's armed invasion of neighboring Ukraine.In addition, Russia's President Vladimir Putin has indicated that he is willing to use nuclear weapons, expressing concern about the increased risk of using nuclear weapons.
According to Nagasaki University, the Nagasaki University Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition has announced its views, strongly condemning Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and President Putin's remarks, which cannot be regarded as "nuclear threats," have fundamentally overturned international order and stability. Pointed out that there is a danger that it could lead to a nuclear war.
It is reported that the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, which was sealed in the accident during the former Soviet Union, was occupied by Russian troops. ing.
Ukraine has abandoned its nuclear weapons during the former Soviet Union and became a non-nuclear-weapon state, but the danger of nuclear proliferation has increased due to the attack from Russia.The center has expressed the view that the promotion of nuclear disarmament and the maintenance of the non-proliferation regime are at stake.
On the other hand, Hiroshima University strongly protested Russia's invasion of Ukraine in a statement by President Mitsuo Ochi, and at the same time called for a peaceful solution to the situation as soon as possible.
Reference: [Nagasaki University Nuclear Weapons Abolition Research Center]Russia's invasion of Ukraine and nuclear risk
[Hiroshima University]Hiroshima University, seeking peace, strongly protests Russia's invasion of Ukraine
