Letters of Protest, etc.

Letters of protest against nuclear weapons testing

Nuclear testing is linked to the development of nuclear weapons. The City of Hiroshima issues formal letters of protest against all such tests, including subcritical nuclear tests. All letters are sent directly to the country responsible. These letters of protest began on September 9, 1968, after the French test of a hydrogen bomb. To date, 615 formal protests have been issued. Prohibiting nuclear testing may not be a direct form of nuclear disarmament, but it does inhibit efforts to improve weapon performance or develop new nuclear weapons. Thus, we regard the test ban as the point of departure for nuclear disarmament.

Beginning on July 16, 1945, when the US conducted the first test of an atomic weapon, nuclear-weapon states have conducted more than 2,000 nuclear weapon tests.

• Protest letter against the US subcritical nuclear test (May 18, 2024)
• Protest letter against the US subcritical nuclear test (April 13, 2022)
• Number of protest letters by country and year

Letters of protest in past years

• 2021-   
• 2011-2020　　
• 2006-2010　　
• 2001-2005　　
• 1996-2000　　
• 1991-1995　　
• 1968-1990　　　　　

Letters of request

• Letter of request to Prime Minister Kishida regarding the TPNW (December 13, 2022)
• Letter of request to US President Biden to visit the atomic-bombed cities (March 22, 2022)

 
(Courtesy of Cabinet Public Relations Office)  

• Letter of request to Prime Minister Kishida regarding the TPNW (November 18, 2021)

 
(Courtesy of Cabinet Public Relations Office) 

• Letter of request to IOC President Bach (July 28, 2021)
• Letter of request to US President Biden to visit the atomic-bombed cities (January 21, 2021)
• Letter of request to the Japanese Foreign Minister regarding the TPNW (November 20, 2020)

• Letters to US and Russian Presidents (INF Treaty, January 30, 2019)

        　　　　
US Embassy in Tokyo (February 2019）

      Russian Embassy in Tokyo（February 2019）

Letters of request in past years

• Letters of request to G20 Leaders and Foreign Ministers (February 2019)
• Letter of request to Pope Francis to visit the atomic-bombed cities  (November 15, 2017)
• Letter of request to the US President to visit the atomic-bombed cities (October 5, 2017)

Comments from the mayor

• Ｃomment from the Mayor regarding President Putin's statements about the use of nuclear weapons (February 25, 2022)
• Comment from the Mayor regarding the first anniversary of the TPNW (January 21, 2022)
• Comment from the Mayor regarding the 2020 US Presidential election result (November 9, 2020)
• Comment from the Mayor regarding 50th ratification of the TPNW (October 25, 2020)

Inquiries about this page

Peace Promotion Division
International Peace Promotion Department
Tel: 082-242-7831 // Fax:082-242-7452
Email: peace@city.hiroshima.lg.jp

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