U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, center, observes a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.
When the first bomb was dropped on the Japanese metropolis, the world witnessed the unleashing of the horrors of atomic weapons.
On Saturday in Hiroshima, as the world remembered the horrors of the first atomic bomb assault on the 77th anniversary, UN leader Antonio Guterres warned that a new arms race was beginning. "In the space of a few seconds, thousands of people were killed in this metropolis. A horrific fire consumed men, women, and children "In the Japanese city of Hiroshima, he said.
Atomic bombs are absurd. What have we learnt from the mushroom cloud that grew above this city in 1945, three-quarters of a century later? the UN chief emphasized. He also brought up the conflict in Ukraine, which erupted in February 24.
"...Dangerous nuclear crises are rapidly expanding, including everything from the Middle East to the Korean peninsula to Russia's invasion of Ukraine... He warned, "Humanity is playing with a loaded gun.
Since the outbreak of the Ukraine conflict, there has been constant tension in the world due to concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin may use nuclear weapons. There have been no indications of a truce despite the battle being seven months old.
The UN head said that "we must keep the horrors of Hiroshima in view at all times, recognizing there is only one solution to the nuclear threat: to not have nuclear weapons at all." in an effort to serve as a reminder to the world.
In the horror of August 6, 1945, more than 140,000 in Hiroshima people died in World War 11.
The UN chief's remarks come at a time when tensions are brewing between the US and China over US speaker Nancy Pelosy's visit to Taiwan.
