Here’s my colleague Justin McCurry’s piece from Tokyo on the unexpected winners of this years Nobel Peace Prize:
And with that, we’re wrapping up this liveblog. Thanks very much for following.
Nihon Hidankyo co-head Toshiyuki Mimaki said the group’s recognition would give a major boost to its efforts to demonstrate that the abolition of nuclear weapons was possible, Reuters and AFP have reported.
“It would be a great force to appeal to the world that the abolition of nuclear weapons can be achieved,” Mimaki told the news conference in Hiroshima. “Nuclear weapons should absolutely be abolished.”
He added the idea that nuclear weapons bring peace is a fallacy. “It has been said that because of nuclear weapons, the world maintains peace. But nuclear weapons can be used by terrorists,” he said.
“For example, if Russia uses them against Ukraine, Israel against Gaza, it won’t end there. Politicians should know these things.”
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