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Prelude to apology or gesture of good will?
Topic Started: Aug 6 2010, 01:11 PM (103 Views)
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38580021/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

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U.S., nuclear powers attend Hiroshima memorial
74 nations represented on 65th anniversary of atomic bombing


By ERIC TALMADGE

updated 8/5/2010 10:36:14 PM ET

HIROSHIMA, Japan — The site of the world's worst atomic bomb attack echoed with the choirs of schoolchildren and the solemn ringing of bells Friday as Hiroshima marked its biggest memorial yet and the first to be attended by the U.S. and other major nuclear powers.

Washington's decision to send U.S. Ambassador John Roos to the 65th anniversary of the bombing was seen by many as potentially paving the way for President Barack Obama to visit Hiroshima — which would be unprecedented for a sitting U.S. leader.

Along with the U.S., Britain and France also made their first official appearance at the memorial, as well as U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Altogether, 74 nations were represented.

China, which sent a low-ranking official in 2008, was not participating. Officials said it did not give a reason.

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Hiroshima was careful to ensure that the memorial — while honoring the 140,000 who died on or soon after the attack on Aug. 6, 1945 — emphasized a look-forward approach, focusing not on whether the bombing was justified, a point which many Japanese dispute, but on averting a future nuclear attack.

Roos said the memorial was a chance to show resolve toward nuclear disarmament.

"For the sake of future generations, we must continue to work together to realize a world without nuclear weapons," he said in a statement.

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