Trump and Medvedev trading nuclear barbs online shows how easily we could slip into a catastrophic conflict. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/06/world/us-nuclear-subs-and-social-media/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #dimitrymedvedev #us #russia #defense #nuclearweapons

Declassified official U.S. documents showed Tuesday that the U.S. military estimated two days after its Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city of Hiroshima that at least 100,000 people died as a result of the bombing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/hiroshima-bombing-victims-us-initial-estimate/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nuclearweapons

Japan observed the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima with silent prayers for the tens of thousands of people who lost their lives and for those who suffered in the decades after. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/hiroshima-atomic-bombing/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #wwii #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #us

Eighty years after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, an 83-year-old orphaned survivor continues to speak out about the destructive nature of nuclear weapons. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/06/japan/orphaned-hibakusha-shares-his-experiences/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #wwii #nuclearweapons #hiroshima #atomicbombings

I visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum with my 10-year-old son where we met a little girl with a big heart who taught us the meaning of compassion. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/05/japan/hiroshima-nuclear-bombing-empathy-party/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki #wwii

Russian officials urged caution about nuclear rhetoric in response responding to a statement by Donald Trump regarding U.S. nuclear submarines. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/world/politics/kremlin-trump-submarine-nuclear/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #us #donaldtrump #republicans #russia #vladimirputin #nuclearweapons #submarines

China’s rapid arsenal expansion and Russia’s threats to use tactical nukes make old game theory models obsolete, forcing the U.S. to rethink how to deter two major rivals at once. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/08/04/world/nuclear-experts-are-at-a-loss/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #us #china #russia #northkorea #nuclearweapons #defense

President Donald Trump said the U.S. is moving two nuclear submarines to respond to what he called "highly provocative statements” from former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/02/world/politics/trump-us-nuclear-submarines-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #donaldtrump #russia #russiaukrainewar #us #usmilitary #nuclearweapons #submarines

The mayor of Nagasaki is set to urge world leaders to work toward abolishing nuclear weapons in a speech on Aug. 9 at a ceremony to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/01/japan/nagasaki-mayor-nuclear-abolition/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nagasaki #atomicbombings #nuclearweapons #us #wwii #hibakusha

Tokyo’s at-times-tumultuous relationship with Seoul appears to be on solid footing following South Korean President Lee Jae Myung’s election — a view highlighted by successful talks between the neighbors’ top diplomats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/politics/japan-south-korea-foreign-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #southkorea #southkoreajapanrelations #takeshiiwaya #northkorea #russia #russiaukrainewar #missiles #nuclearweapons #foreignministry

After visiting the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Norwegian Nobel Committee chair Jorgen Frydnes emphasized that the testimonies of hibakusha will bring changes to the world. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/japan/nobel-chair-hibakusha-stories/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nobelprize #hibakusha #hiroshima #nagasaki #atomicbombings #us #nuclearweapons #wwii

North Korea has said that U.S. President Donald Trump must accept it as a nuclear power and that continuing to pursue a policy of denuclearization would prevent any new meeting between the two countries' leaders. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/29/asia-pacific/politics/us-north-korea-kim-trump/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #us #kimjongun #kimyojong #nuclearweapons #donaldtrump #missiles #southkorea

On Aug. 6, 1945, a pregnant Kaneko Kawashimo was exposed to radiation about 1 kilometer from the hypocenter of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Her daughter was later born with various disabilities because of it. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/japan/hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivor-disabilities/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hiroshima #atomicbombings #wwii #nuclearweapons #disability

The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has thrown cold water on the chances of rapprochement with Seoul in the regime’s first response to peace overtures by new South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/28/asia-pacific/politics/south-korea-north-korea-lee-kim-peace/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #southkorea#leejaemyung #donaldtrump #kimjongun #kimyojong #nuclearweapons #missiles #us

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It aims to inform &inspire scientists,whistleblowers,activists,etc. to fight
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Three Japanese organizations working for the abolition of nuclear weapons have issued a joint appeal calling for spreading awareness of the reality of atomic bombings across the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/24/japan/society/nuclear-abolition-unite/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #wwii #us #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #hiroshima #nagasaki

Nuclear deterrence "cannot save humanity," a senior member of a group of hibakusha atomic bomb survivors said in a video speech at a meeting of scientists in Chicago on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/17/japan/hidankyo-nuke-weapons-us-speech/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #nuclearweapons #atomicbombings #nihonhidankyo #masakowada

France and the U.K. have agreed to coordinate their nuclear forces more closely in response to growing security concerns, signaling both deeper European defense cooperation and unease about the future U.S. role. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/16/world/france-uk-nuclear-deal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #emmanuelmacron #keirstarmer #uk #france #us #russia #defense #nuclearweapons #nato

Obliterating Tehran’s threat would require an operation on the scale of the 2003 Iraq invasion. And we all know how that ended. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/14/world/ending-irans-nuclear-program/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #iran #us #israel #israeliranwar #nuclearweapons #iraq #defense