Emanuel Praises Hibakusha Group

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dedication 貢献

dedicate  貢献する

nuclear  disarmament  核軍縮

ambassador  大使

Nihon Hidankyo 日本被団協

the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations

日本原水爆被害者団体協議会

be  awarded 授与される

 immeasurably 計り知れないほど

atomic bomb survivors  原子爆弾の生存者

admirableb 立派な

the Chief of Staff 主席補佐官

serve for….に仕える

previously 以前に

be committed  尽力する、献身する

pursue 追求する

world without nuclear weapons 核なき世界

nuclear abolition 核廃絶

abolish 廃止する

make appeal for ...を訴える

increased nuclear threat 核の脅威の増加

be wrong to …したのは間違っている、悪い

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm  Emanuel on Friday congratulated Nihon  Hidankyo ,  after it was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

Nihon Hidankyō  is a group formed by hibakusha in 1956 with the goals of pressuring the Japanese government to improve support of the victims and lobbying governments for the abolition of nuclear weapon.

Emanuel said in a post on X,

“I have been immeasurably impressed with the atomic bomb survivors I have met and their admirable dedication to building a world without nuclear weapons. “

Emanuel previously served as the Chief of Staff for former President Barack Obama. 

We know,  In Prague in 2009, Obama said he was committed to pursuing a “world without nuclear weapons.” 

Then he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.

But under the Obama administration, nuclear disarmament has  not been actually pursued.

And Biden has not made significant appeals for nuclear abolition or disarmament , even  after the increased nuclear threat from Russia．

I guess ,

Emanuel said Nuclear weapons must never be used again.

Instead, Emanuel should say,

 "The United States was wrong to actually use nuclear weapons."

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https://japannews.yomiuri.co.jp/politics/politics-government/20241012-216329/

https://www.yomiuri.co.jp/world/20241011-OYT1T50213/