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Monday, October 26, 2020

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NOT IN JAPAN'S INTEREST Pressure mounts on Japan to sign treaty to outlaw nuclear weapons October 26, 2020 The Japanese government on Oct. 26 reiterated its longstanding refusal to sign a U.N. treaty aimed at dismantling all nuclear weapons and outlawing their use, citing the nation's continued reliance on the U.S. nuclear umbrella for its defense.
‘NEW DAWN’ FOR MANKIND A day hibakusha long dreamed of if only Japan would front up October 26, 2020 Hibakusha survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki rejoiced on learning that a long-awaited U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons will take effect early next year but expressed dismay at the lack of a reaction from the Japanese government.

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