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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors rap Russia over nuke tests

Russia’s subcritical nuclear tests are probably in part related to the U.S. missile defense system in Greenland which really does look like a threat to Russia

Russia says a United States deal with Denmark to upgrade a radar in north-western Greenland has raised fresh security concerns over Washington's planned missile defence shield, known as 'son of star wars'.
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki mayors rap Russia over nuke tests


Wednesday, August 11, 2004 at 16:53 JST
TOKYO — The Hiroshima and Nagasaki mayors expressed anger Wednesday over Russia's reported subcritical nuclear tests. "I feel strong anger," Hiroshima Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba said in a written message to Russian President Vladimir Putin. "If the report is true, it will betray the wish of atomic bomb victims and others around the world hoping for the elimination of nuclear weapons."

Nagasaki Mayor Itcho Ito said in a released comment, "It seems Russia is showing off its possession of nuclear weapons and this tramples down the wish for termination of nuclear arms of Nagasaki citizens as well as people around the world." (Kyodo News)

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