Australian Greens Senator in Hiroshima on 63rd Anniversary

Australian Greens Senator Scott Ludlam is currently in Japan, at the invitation of Mayor Akiba of Hiroshima, to attend the ceremony in Peace Park marking the 63rd anniversary of the US nuclear attack on Hiroshima.

"63 years ago today our world was changed forever when an indiscriminate weapon was used against this city," said Senator Ludlam. 

"Today, 63 years after that terrible day, there are still 26,000 nuclear weapons pointed at cities, aimed at people, poised to irradiate our water and food chain and permanently impact the gene pool. We must redouble our effort and eliminate these weapons. 

"Nuclear weapons are not like other weapons - there is no other weapon that can kill hundreds of millions of people in a few hours and bring about the end of human civilisation.

"The Australian Greens strongly oppose the mining and export of Australian uranium particularly to nuclear terror states and have a long standing record of effort in this regard.

"The radiation from nuclear weapons and nuclear energy is uniquely hazardous, persistent and indiscriminate, damaging our most precious legacy, the core human blueprint stored in our DNA and passed on to future generations.

"Every nuclear power plant is a pre-deployed radiological weapon waiting to be detonated by an enemy. Each and every nuclear power plant creates more of the materials required for nuclear weapons.

"That is why the Australian Greens work for a truly nuclear free future, for our planet and for all people, regardless of race, colour or creed," Senator Ludlam concluded.

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