A group of victims of the atomic bomb bombing submitted a petition demanding that the Japanese government clearly uphold the "nuclear non-possessing three principles."

Reference News Network, December 23 report: According to the Kyodo News website, on December 23, after an official in the Prime Minister's Office made comments about possessing nuclear weapons, the "Japan NGO Coordination Committee for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons," composed of atomic bomb survivors and citizen groups, submitted a petition to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to Prime Minister Takahashi Asaka and Foreign Minister Motegi Toshimitsu, urging the Japanese government to clearly state that it will continue to adhere to the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" as a national policy.

In the petition, the signatories strongly protested the idea of Japan possessing nuclear weapons, stating that such possession violates the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons and the Basic Act on the Use of Atomic Energy, calling it "shocking and infuriating." The petitioners are concerned that the revision of the "Three Non-Nuclear Principles" being studied by the Takahashi administration could "damage Japan's international reputation as a peaceful nation or may escalate the nuclear arms race and nuclear proliferation."

As the only country to have suffered from an atomic bomb attack, the petitioners hope Japan can take a leading role in the issue of abolishing nuclear weapons and quickly sign and ratify the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

On the 18th, an anonymous person at the Prime Minister's Office said in an informal interview: "I think we should have nuclear weapons." Not only opposition parties but also voices within the Liberal Democratic Party have called for the dismissal of this official. (Translated by Liu Lin)

Original: toutiao.com/article/7586888111330804259/

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