A-bomb survivors angry at G-7 summit upholding nuclear deterrence

Many atomic bomb survivors, including campaigner Setsuko Thurlow, voiced anger and disappointment at the Group of Seven nations' summit on Sunday after the leaders released a statement that supported the possession of nuclear weapons for deterrence and failed to mention the treaty banning nuclear arms.The 91-year-old Thurlow called the G-7 summit a "huge failure" in the closing hours of the three-day gathering, calling the Hiroshima Vision on Nuclear Disarmament statement issued at the end of the first day "blasphemy against atomic bomb survivors."Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida had b…READ FULL ARTICLE