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As arms race in Asia intensifies, a-bomb survivors make final plea for peace

While atomic bomb survivors warn the catastrophic risks, leaders of nuclear-armed states and self-proclaimed 'realists' argue that the deterrence of nuclear weapons is what keeps them from being deployed.
Anthony Kuhn | Sat, Aug 16, 2025
Toshiyuki Mimaki, 83, co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning group of a-bomb survivors in Japan, sits outside his farmhouse, about 10 miles outside the city of Hiroshima.

While atomic bomb survivors warn the catastrophic risks, leaders of nuclear-armed states and self-proclaimed 'realists' argue that the deterrence of nuclear weapons is what keeps them from being deployed.

(Image credit: Anthony Kuhn)

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