Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Japanese survivor of U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki

SOURCE www.nbcnews.com
92-year-old Japanese survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of his anti-nuclear weapons group. The organization, Nihon Hidankyo, has been battling for nearly 70 years to eliminate nuclear weapons globally.

Key Points

  • Nobel Peace Prize awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, a group of survivors of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
  • Hibakusha organization aims to eliminate nuclear weapons globally
  • Concerns about the proliferation and modernization of nuclear weapons worldwide
  • Call for nuclear powers to take disarmament obligations seriously

Pros

  • Advocacy for nuclear disarmament
  • Raising awareness about the horrors of nuclear weapons
  • Urgency in maintaining a taboo around the use of nuclear weapons

Cons

  • Threats of nuclear weapon use by countries like Russia and Israel
  • Modernization and building up of nuclear arsenals by nuclear-possessing countries