Current attitudes to the atomic bombings in Japan

There are large gaps between the Japanese government and the Japanese people over current nuclear issues such as the World Court Project, the Smithsonian exhibition, the Non-Proliferation Treaty, and plutonium policy. The Smithsonian Institute has abandoned its original plans for the exhibition to mark the 50th anniversary of the flight of the Enola Gay. However, peace groups have been trying to present a clear picture of the events and their impact on other countries. The Japanese government has only insisted on the 'ultimate' abolition of nuclear weapons: peace groups demand the immediate abolition of nuclear weapons. The military strategy of the United States implicitly encourages a revival of Japanese militarism. To prevent such a tragedy as Hiroshima and Nagasaki from happening again, information about the consequences of the atomic bombing must be disseminated in a global context.