Pugwash confab head hopes 2015 declaration will guide young scientists

Jayantha Dhanapala, president of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs, speaks in an interview in the southwestern Japanese city of Nagasaki on Nov. 6, 2015. Dhanapala said he hopes the Nagasaki Declaration issued at the meeting, which touched on the sufferings of atomic bombing survivors for the first time and urged world leaders to "heed their call now," will serve as a guideline for young scientists. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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