August 6, 2023
The First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Cuba Central Committee and President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, observed today the 78th anniversary of the U.S. bombing of the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
In his message the president stated that, “78 years of the horror that burned 170 thousand human beings with their goods and their memories. There is only one way to avoid a repetition: the total, irreversible and verifiable elimination of nuclear weapons.
Nuclear weapons are the most dangerous weapons on Earth, as they can destroy an entire city, potentially killing millions of people and endangering the natural environment and the lives of future generations through their catastrophic long-term effects, the United Nations (UN) explains on its website.
Although they have been used only twice in conflicts, it is estimated that there are still around 13 080 nuclear weapons and that more than 2000 nuclear tests have been carried out to date.
To this point the US government has never apologized to the Japanese people.
Source: Juventud Rebelde, translation Resumen Latinoamericano – English