Here’s an article I wrote for YES! Magazine (reprinted with permission): In recognition of progress toward creating a safer world, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists turned back its famed Doomsday Clock by one minute. The clock now is set…
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki pushing possible bid for 2020 Olympics
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Olympics officials keep trying to discourage Hiroshima and Nagasaki from bidding for the games, at least in a joint fashion. But, somewhat reminiscent of the U.S. children’s story about a train confronted with a very steep hill, “The Little Engine…
Obama and Hiroshima
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki and, to a certain extent, other parts of Japan are caught up in attempts to persuade President Barack Obama to visit one of the two A-bombed cities, as early as next month. On Thursday, the Hiroshima Peace Media…
Note to readers: Back at it
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It’s been some two months since the last post here. But, after taking some time to get settled back into U.S. life after my Fulbright-sponsored research work, I am resuming work here now on several fronts. First, I want the…
No Biden talk
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On a trip earlier this month, Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba addressed U.S. counterparts on efforts to stop nuclear proliferation. But, as the Hiroshima Peace Media Center reported, he didn’t get a chance to lobby top Obama administration officials for a…
Proliferation, or nonproliferation
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The larger issue behind North Korea’s nuclear testing is whether the world’s existing atomic powers insist on keeping their arsenals. Thanks to YES! Magazine, I got a chance to write about that from Hiroshima perspective. The article, brings together the…