Society | Apr 14

Hiroshima 'peace clock' reset to protest US subcritical nuclear tests

Apr 14 (NHK) - An atomic bomb museum in Hiroshima has reset its clock showing the number of days that have passed since the last nuclear test took place. The move was taken to protest the two subcritical nuclear tests that the United States conducted last year.

The Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum in the western Japanese city reset the "peace clock" on Wednesday evening from 499 days to 209 days.

The US National Nuclear Security Administration told NHK on Wednesday that the tests were carried out at a test site in Nevada on June 22 and September 16. Subcritical tests do not produce nuclear explosions.

The earlier figure, 499 days, refers to the subcritical test the US carried out in November 2020.


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