Peace group remembers Hiroshima
Date published: 07 August 2013
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group Remembers Hiroshima
Rochdale and Littleborough Peace Group members met at Hollingworth Lake yesterday evening (6 August 2013) to remember all those who have suffered in war and especially the victims of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.
They were marking the 68th anniversary of the first atomic bomb which was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the United States of America on 6 August 1945. They shared readings and floated lanterns on the lake in memory of victims of war.
Pat Sanchez, on behalf of the Peace Group said: “Over 340,000 people have died as a result of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, but those who want to continue to squander scarce resources on ever more dangerous nuclear weapons of mass destruction seem to have learned nothing from these tragic events.
“Today, Britain has 225 warheads, each with the power to inflict eight times the damage of the bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima.
"As well as commemorating those who have died and those who are still suffering from those horrific attacks, we reaffirm our determination that this should never happen again.
"We call on the British Government to play its part in creating a safer and more peaceful world by scrapping the whole Trident nuclear weapons system, immediately.”
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