Nagasaki mayor warns of ‘present nuclear crisis’ on anniversary of US bombing

A choir consisting of victims of the bomb attack sing during the 77th anniversary ceremony (Kyodo News via AP)

Residents of Nagasaki have paid tribute to victims of the US atomic bombing 77 years ago, with the mayor warning Russia’s war on Ukraine showed that another nuclear attack is not just a worry but “a tangible and present crisis”.

Mayor Tomihisa Taue, in his speech on Tuesday at the Nagasaki Peace Park, said nuclear weapons can be used as long as they exist, and their elimination is the only way to save the future of humankind.