1939: President Roosevelt Against Aerial Bombardment of Civilians
Below is an appeal at the start of World War II made by the United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt, advocating the responsibility to protect civilians and the moral outrage at the maiming and deaths of innocent civilians. Ironically, under the Presidency of Harry Truman, the US aerial bombardment of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan was… Continue reading
Japan: Peace Constitution the Future of Disarmament?
The Japanese Peace Constitution is a unique document, in particular Article 9 forbids the nation from engaging in war and states military forces will never be maintained. Some of the Japanese public talk of this as Consititutional pacifism that there is no such thing as a just war. The Constitution was challenged when the United… Continue reading
Japan: Peace Declaration ‘Free Us from Nuclear’
What is interesting about reading the Japanese Peace Declaration is the Japanese remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Their dream is a world free of nuclear weapons by 2020. This is Total Abolition. At the same time reading I am thinking about the nuclear accident in Japan and reflect on how much nuclear radiation Japanese have had… Continue reading