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Nuclear issues
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Remember Hiroshima and NagasakiThe United States military dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima at 8.15am on 6 August 1945. Another atomic bomb was dropped on the city of Nagasaki at 11.02am on 9 August 1945.In Hiroshima, 90,000 people were killed immediately. In Nagasaki, the nuclear blast instantly killed 40,000 people. By the end of 1945, over 145,000 people had died in Hiroshima, and another 75,000 people had died in Nagasaki. Tens of thousands more suffered serious injuries. Deaths among survivors of the bombings have continued over the years due primarily to the effects of radiation exposure. In Hiroshima and , peace museums document the horrors of these events. After the invasion of Iraq, weapons of mass destruction are on the agenda, and the first item must be the abolition of all nuclear weapons. On the 60th anniversary of this act of nuclear terrorism, people around the world are saying ?Never Again!? They are calling for nuclear disarmament by all countries that maintain stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Washington and London should start to eliminate their weapons of mass destruction, rather than waging wars on impoverished countries like Iraq, and using Depleted Uranium weapons which pollute the environment and threaten the health of soldiers and civilians alike.. Australia should support the strengthening of , the creation of a Nuclear Weapons Convention and other international agreements to abolish nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. We should end the mining of uranium that fuels nuclear proliferation, and close the US military bases in Australia that support nuclear warfare. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) Conference May 2005 The Non-Proliferation Treaty is the most comprehensive agreement on nuclear disarmament, so far, signed by most countries in the world. It sets out the responsibilities of the declared nuclear weapons states and other non-nuclear states to prevent nuclear proliferation and work towards comprehensive disarmament. The next Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference will take place in New York from 2 - 27 May 2005. The Conference will examine the implementation of the outcomes of the 2000 Review Conference: the ?unequivocal undertaking? by the nuclear weapons states to accomplish the total elimination of nuclear weapons, and for the practical application of the ´13 steps´ leading to nuclear disarmament. The demand for the implementation of commitments made in the Treaty is gathering momentum, due to the increasing concerns related to the danger of the use of nuclear arms and of their proliferation. However, the nuclear weapons states have been ignoring this appeal. Above all, the US is trying to invalidate the ?unequivocal undertaking? towards the abolition of nuclear weapons. You can download a for further information on the May 2005 NPT conference. |
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Events to mark Hiroshima Day 2005 Sunday 7 August, 1pm Hiroshima Never Again Rally and march from State Library. Sunday 7 August, 2-4pm Concert with Japanese drummers and artists at Federation square. Hiroshima photo display - Details to follow. Further information: Japanese for Peace or email Saturday August 6 Sunday August 7 Conference ?Nuclear Terror: 60 Years On? Medical Association for the Prevention of War National Conference. Further information and registration
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