92-year-old Nagasaki survivor challenges Putin's nuclear stance before Nobel ceremony
A Japanese atomic-bomb survivor group prepares to receive Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. Their 92-year-old leader questions Putins understanding of nuclear weapons devastating effects on humanity
In Oslo this winter Terumi Tanaka a 92-year-old survivor from Nagasaki speaks out against nuclear threats: his message comes right before his group gets the Nobel Peace Prize
The leader of Nihon Hidankyo (a survivors organization) questions Russian presidents grasp of nuclear weapons real impact. Putin changed Russias nuclear-use rules last month which made it easier to strike back against non-nuclear attacks — a move that doesnt sit well with those who lived through atomic destruction
Nuclear weapons are things which must never be used
The Nobel committee picked Nihon Hidankyo to get this years peace prize; recognizing their long work to stop nuclear weapons. About 30 hibakusha (bomb survivors) with their kids and grand-kids made it to Oslo thanks to crowd-funding that brought in four-times more money than they needed
The bombs that hit Japan almost 80 years ago killed around 210‚000 people in both cities (way less powerful than todays weapons). Right now there are 106‚825 survivors left in Japan with most being in their mid-80s; they carry both visible and hidden scars from those august days of 1945
