G-7 should vow "no first use" of nukes at Hiroshima summit: ex-mayor

The Group of Seven industrialized nations should declare a nuclear weapon "no first use" policy during a summit in May in Hiroshima, the former mayor of the atomic-bombed Japanese city said in a speech on Saturday in London.Japan, as host of the summit, can lead efforts to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin to not use nuclear weapons in his war on Ukraine, but G-7 members should "aim higher," said Tadatoshi Akiba during a ceremony where he received a peace award from a British Islamic group."The G-7 Hiroshima declaration should be the starting point for the universal 'no first use' o…READ FULL ARTICLE