Over 90 nations call for preserving A-bomb memories in U.N. meeting

Over 90 countries including Japan called for preserving the memories of the devastation caused by nuclear attacks on Thursday during a preparatory meeting for next year's U.N. nuclear disarmament review conference.The move to issue the joint statement was led by Japan, with this year marking the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From among nuclear weapons states, Britain was the only one that joined."Among the disarmament education efforts around the world, the invaluable testimonies of those who experienced and witnessed the devastation caused by nucle…READ FULL ARTICLE