Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as Mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk

Nagasaki marked the eighty-first anniversary of the atomic bombing, with the city's mayor warning that nuclear deterrence only increases risk rather than reducing it. The Hindu reports the commemoration came as Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government moves to revise the country's defence policy, bolstering the military's offensive capability.

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