'The eye watering sums involved would be far better used on lifting people out of poverty and tackling the greatest security threat we face, the climate emergency'
Speaking on the 78th anniversary of the first atomic bomb being dropped on Hiroshima in 1945, Greens MSP Gillian Mackay said that post-Scotland must join the 92 other countries who have already signed an international treaty banning nuclear weapons.
“The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki left a horrific legacy, killing tens of thousands of people. They were among the worst atrocities that have ever been committed. “The vast majority of MSPs do not want nuclear weapons to be based here in Scotland. However, we do not have the power to remove them.”The bombing in Hiroshima is estimated to have killed around 140,000 of the city’s 350,000 residents, with hundreds of thousands more suffering severe burns, disfigurements and poisoning due to the impacts of radiation.On Sunday, vigils were held in various locations across Scotland to mark the tragic day.
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