Hiroshima’s 80th Anniversary Reveals Global Hypocrisy on Nuclear Weapons

On August 6, Hiroshima solemnly marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing that ended World War II and reshaped global power dynamics. While this day should be a sober reminder of nuclear devastation’s human cost, it instead highlights an alarming trend: growing acceptance among world leaders—even those in allied nations like Japan—of nuclear weapons as indispensable tools for deterrence. Why Are We Normalizing Nuclear Threats That Undermine American Security? The survivors of Hiroshima, whose numbers dwindle with each passing year and average age now exceeds 86, stand as living witnesses to catastrophic consequences that no nation should forget....