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G7 Summit Kicks Off in Hiroshima, Japan
G7 Summit Kicks Off in Hiroshima, Japan
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Leaders of the Group of Seven will meet in Japan from May 19 to 21 to discuss current geopolitical and economic challenges – that is, NATO expansion amid the... 17.05.2023, Sputnik International
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This year's G7 meeting point bears dark symbolism – in August 1945, the US nuked Hiroshima, instantly killing hundreds of thousands of people and turning a once-flourishing city into a radioactive cemetery. The US is the only nation to ever use nuclear weapons in combat, and historians agree that this move was more a spectacle for the Soviet Union than a tactically-necessary step. However, Japan swallowed its pride, embraced Western values and became a close ally of the US, bandwagoning its agenda. Now one of the biggest burial places in the world will host a summit about NATO enlargement.
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G7 Summit Kicks Off in Hiroshima, Japan
19:15 GMT 17.05.2023 (Updated: 08:50 GMT 19.05.2023) Leaders of the Group of Seven will meet in Japan from May 19 to 21 to discuss current geopolitical and economic challenges – that is, NATO expansion amid the Ukrainian crisis and sanctions against Russia.
This year's G7 meeting point bears dark symbolism – in August 1945, the US nuked Hiroshima, instantly killing hundreds of thousands of people and turning a once-flourishing city into a radioactive cemetery.
The US is the only nation to ever use nuclear weapons in combat, and historians agree that this move was more a spectacle for the Soviet Union than a tactically-necessary step.
However, Japan swallowed its pride, embraced Western values and became a close ally of the US, bandwagoning its agenda. Now one of the biggest burial places in the world will host a summit about NATO enlargement.
