Hiroshima urges shift from nuclear deterrence on 79th A-bomb anniv.

Hiroshima marked the 79th anniversary on Tuesday of its atomic bombing by the United States, with its mayor urging people to unite in prompting world leaders to shift away from nuclear deterrence amid global conflicts including Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war in the Middle East.In the Peace Declaration, read during the annual ceremony in the Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima Mayor Kazumi Matsui said such global tragedies seem to be "deepening distrust and fear among nations, reinforcing the public assumption that, to solve international problems, we have to rely on milita…READ FULL ARTICLE