Antinuclear groups start A-bomb anniversary events

Antinuclear groups start A-bomb anniversary events

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Japan Congress Against A- and H-Bombs, or Gensuikin, held an international forum in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Aug. 2 to mark the 63rd anniversary of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Participants adopted a resolution against the planned deployment of the U.S. nuclear aircraft carrier George Washington to the U.S. Navy base in Yokosuka.

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