While atomic bomb survivors warn the catastrophic risks, leaders of nuclear-armed states and self-proclaimed ‘realists’ argue that the deterrence of nuclear weapons is what keeps them from being deployed.
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Hiroshima survivors fear rising nuclear threat on the 80th anniversary of atomic bombing
With the number of survivors rapidly declining and their average age now exceeding 86, this year’s anniversary is considered the last milestone event for many of them.


