U.S. hails Japan anti-nuclear weapon group's winning of peace prize

The U.S. administration of President Joe Biden on Friday congratulated Japan's leading organization of atomic bomb survivors, Nihon Hidankyo, on its receipt of the 2024 Nobel Peace Prize, saying that a nuclear war must never be fought.Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel hailed the group, formed by survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, in a post on X soon after the announcement. "I have been immeasurably impressed with the atomic bomb survivors I have met and their admirable dedication to building a world without nuclear weapons," he said.A State Department spokespers…READ FULL ARTICLE