Hiroshima’s Governor Issues Powerful Warning: “The Risk of Nuclear War Has Never Been Higher”

 In a chilling reminder of history’s darkest hour, Hidehiko Yuzaki — Governor of Hiroshima Prefecture and President of the Hiroshima Organization for Global Peace — is sounding the alarm: the world is dangerously close to witnessing the use of nuclear weapons again. “Nuclear powers are pouring trillions into weapons built on the false promise of peace,” Yuzaki writes. As Hiroshima marks another solemn anniversary, he urges the world to finally listen to the hibakusha — survivors of the atomic bombings. Their painful stories, he says, are more than just memories; they are urgent warnings. “Their testimony,” he declares, “is the most powerful and poignant rallying cry to wipe nuclear weapons off the face of the earth.”