Hiroshima Survivors Urge Abolition of Nukes

Two Hiroshima atom bombing survivors are using commemorations of the 67th anniversary of the tragedy to propel a warning about the threat posed by nuclear weapons.

Setsuko Thurlow, Member of the Order of Canada and Hiroshima survivor, said humanity has a serious lesson to learn from the 1945 bombing. She uses her experience as motivation to encourage others to appeal to their governments for the elimination of nuclear weapons. Kristina Skorbach/ The Epoch Times

TORONTO—August 6, 2012, marked another milestone in the effort to eliminate nuclear weapons.

Two Hiroshima atom bombing survivors, Setsuko Thurlow, Member of the Order of Canada, and Joe Ohori, are using commemorations of the 67th anniversary of the tragedy to propel a warning about the threat posed by nuclear weapons.

Thurlow, along with 600 other Members of the Order of Canada, has signed an appeal to the federal government to support an international elimination of nuclear weapons.