A-bomb survivors seek abolition of nuke weapons in letters to Oba

A-bomb survivors seek abolition of nuke weapons in letters to Oba

TOKYO, Japan - Kazumi Tsuchida, a 69-year-old Hiroshima survivor, reads out her letter to U.S. President Barack Obama via the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo near the embassy on Nov. 13, 2009. (Kyodo)

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