A-bomb survivor to visit NY for nuke-free appeal

A-bomb survivor to visit NY for nuke-free appeal

OSAKA, Japan - Masakazu Saito, a 90-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima, stands at his home in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, northeastern Japan, in October 2014, speaking of his decision to visit New York next spring during the U.N. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference to call for the abolition of nuclear weapons. In the background is his collection of antique clocks, all with their handles stopped at 8:15, the time when the bomb was dropped on the western Japan city on Aug. 6, 1945.

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