Through official statements, municipal assemblies have urged the national government to respect the three non-nuclear principles that have governed the country for decades. The Hiroshima City Assembly unanimously adopted a statement on Friday, pointing out that any attempt to revise these principles causes deep concern. Hiroshima and Nagasaki raised their voices in protest this week against the intentions of Japan's ruling party to modify the pillars of its defense policy. Both cities recalled that these principles are an irrevocable national policy, born from the tragedy that occurred on August 6 and 9, 1945. The legislative body urged the executive to take seriously the feelings of the survivors and citizens of the only cities in the world that have suffered atomic attacks, learned the Argentine News Agency. Meanwhile, the Nagasaki Assembly approved a similar resolution on Thursday, calling the official intention to amend security documents to relax current regulations 'totally unacceptable'. The debate on the 'third principle'. The controversy arose after reports indicated that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering reviewing the third of the three fundamental principles: the one that prohibits the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory. Historically, Japan's basic nuclear policy is based on three pillars established in 1967: not to possess nuclear weapons, not to produce nuclear weapons, and not to allow the entry of atomic weapons into the country. Although the 2022 National Security Strategy reaffirmed that these principles would remain unchanged, the current push to update defense documents has put the communities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on alert.
