{"id":2642338,"date":"2026-08-09T10:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nagasaki-marks-81st-atomic-bomb-anniversary-as-mayor-says-nuclear-deterrence-only-increases-risk\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T10:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:12:20","slug":"nagasaki-marks-81st-atomic-bomb-anniversary-as-mayor-says-nuclear-deterrence-only-increases-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nagasaki-marks-81st-atomic-bomb-anniversary-as-mayor-says-nuclear-deterrence-only-increases-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnagasaki-marks-81st-atomic-bomb-anniversary-as-mayor-says-nuclear-deterrence-only-increases-risk%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2642338&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Nagasaki commemorated the 81st anniversary of the U.S.atomic bombing, with the mayor condemning nuclear weapons as &#8220;absolute evil&#8221; adn urging Japan too adhere to its postwar non-nuclear principles. The event coincided with Japan&#8217;s government revising its defense policy to enhance military offensive capabilities, raising questions about potential nuclear weapons&#8217; entry into the country, which would oppose its third non-nuclear principle. Mayor Shiro Suzuki emphasized the danger and fragility of nuclear deterrence, warning that reliance on such weapons increases the risk of nuclear war. He called on nuclear states to confront the inherent evil of nuclear arsenals. <\/p>\n<p>The ceremony observed a moment of silence, and international representatives condemned nuclear proliferation and the devastating impacts of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Suzuki called on the Japanese government to uphold its constitutional commitment to renouncing war, attend disarmament treaties, and remain committed to non-nuclear principles. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who supports nuclear deterrence, reaffirmed Japan&#8217;s policy of a pragmatic approach to nuclear disarmament but avoided clear commitment to the abolition of nuclear weapons, citing reliance on the U.S. nuclear umbrella. Concerns persist among survivors and activists about potential shifts in Japan\u2019s nuclear policies, and the number of hibakusha (Nuclear bomb survivors) continues to decline, raising fears about the fading memories of the attacks.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>TOKYO (AP) \u2014<\/strong> Nagasaki\u00a0marked on Sunday the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the southwestern city, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >mayor called nuclear weapons \u201cabsolute evil<\/a>,\u201d denounced growing support for nuclear deterrence, and called on the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/japan\/\">Japanese<\/a> government to adhere to its three postwar non-nuclear principles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The anniversary coincided with Japanese Prime Minister\u00a0Sanae Takaichi\u2019s government revising the country\u2019s\u00a0defense policy\u00a0to further bolster the\u00a0military\u2019s offensive capability. Speculation has risen about whether Takaichi, who supports nuclear dissuasion, may allow <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nuclear-weapons\/\">nuclear weapons<\/a> to be brought into the country, going against the third non-nuclear principle.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4680345\/nagasaki-81st-atomic-bomb-anniversary\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4680225\/iran-hormuz-deal-list-demand-us\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Iran throws wrench into Hormuz deal with new list of demands to US<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4680168\/one-year-us-peace-armenia-azerbaijan\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>One year on, US-brokered peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan cements US foothold in the Caucasus<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mayor Shiro Suzuki said that while some countries argue the possession of nuclear weapons helps deter possible attackers, the atomic bombings of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/japan-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-1d0af8bb88ad9ccd8958f751937ec6b0\">Hiroshima<\/a> and Nagasaki had demonstrated that humans can cross the line.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe theory of nuclear deterrence is extremely dangerous and fragile. Nuclear weapons are not a \u2018necessary evil\u2019 but an \u2018absolute evil,\u2019 and can never coexist with humanity,\u201d Suzuki said. \u201cTo all leaders of the nuclear states and nations relying on nuclear deterrence, you must face the reality that the more you rely on nuclear deterrence, the more you increase the risk of a nuclear war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The United States launched the Nagasaki attack on Aug. 9, 1945, killing 70,000 by the end of that year, three days after\u00a0the bombing of Hiroshima\u00a0that killed 140,000. Japan surrendered on Aug. 15, 1945, ending World War II and the nearly half-century of aggression across Asia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Representatives from more than 90 countries attended the ceremony at the Peace Park on Sunday and observed a moment of silence at 11:02 a.m. when a B-29 dropped a plutonium bomb, known as \u201cFat Man.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Suzuki singled out the Japanese government, demanding it uphold Japan\u2019s war-renouncing Constitution, attend the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons review conference later this year, and stick to the three non-nuclear principles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Takaichi supports the first two principles of not possessing and developing nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The prime minister, who attended Sunday\u2019s ceremony, reiterated her policy of taking \u201ca realistic and pragmatic approach\u201d toward achieving a world without nuclear weapons. As she did in Hiroshima, Takaichi remained ambiguous about the three non-nuclear principles and only reiterated that Japan currently maintains the policy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Takaichi, in her speech at the ceremony, did not mention the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, which Tokyo has\u00a0refused to sign\u00a0because Japan is under the protection of the U.S. nuclear umbrella.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She later told reporters that Japan\u2019s policy is to work within the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty, and that her government will decide what to do with the treaty based on what\u2019s most effective to ensure the country\u2019s national security and push forward nuclear disarmament.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4680225\/iran-hormuz-deal-list-demand-us\/\">IRAN THROWS WRENCH INTO HORMUZ DEAL WITH NEW LIST OF DEMANDS TO US<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Survivors have expressed frustration and criticized the Japanese government\u2019s support for nuclear deterrence for being insincere. Growing concern about Takaichi\u2019s possible easing of the non-nuclear principles has prompted protests by the survivors, or hibakusha, in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The number of survivors has fallen to 91,105, about a quarter of the original number, with their average age exceeding 86. Survivors worry about fading memories, as the youngest of the survivors were too young to clearly recall the attack.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nagasaki marks 81st anniversary; mayor condemns nuclear deterrence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2642339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26221089292797.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[83881,37561,71399],"class_list":["post-2642338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-atomic-bomb-anniversary","tag-nagasaki","tag-nuclear-deterrence"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP26221089292797.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2642338"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2642346,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2642338\/revisions\/2642346"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2642339"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2642338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2642338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2642338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}