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U.S. nuclear weapon test Ivy Mike, 31 Oct 1952, on Enewetak Atoll in the Pacific, the first test of a thermonuclear weapon (hydrogen bomb). Source: Wikipedia.
On October 16, 1964, the People’s Republic of China conducted its first nuclear test, making it the fifth nuclear-armed state after the USA, the USSR, Britain and France. It was a uranium-235 implosion fission device, yield of 22 kilotons. Project 596 1964 – Lop Nur, China. Credit: Atomic archive.com.
NGO「World BEYOND War」および「Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space」の理事で、核時代平和財団の国連NGO代表も務めるアリス・スレーター氏はIPSの取材に対して、 「中国がロプノールで風下の住民を不当に扱ってきたことは確かだが、それはネバダ核実験場、カザフスタンのセミパラチンスク核実験場、マーシャル諸島での被曝者への扱いと比べて、より悪質と言えるだろうか。」と問いかけた。
The western front of the United States Capitol. The Neoclassical style building is located in Washington, D.C., on top of Capitol Hill at the east end of the National Mall. The Capitol was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960.
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Professor Enza Pellecchia of the University of Pisa, representing Soka Gakkai, delivering her speech during the Forum titled “Justice Does Not Kill: Abolishing the Death Penalty,” held at the Austrian Cultural Forum. Credit: Seikyo Shimbun
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Religious leaders, representatives of international organizations and Kazakh officials gather for the 24th Secretariat meeting of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions at the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation in Astana on October 7, 2026. The gathering reflected Kazakhstan’s longstanding efforts to turn interfaith dialogue into practical international cooperation. Photo: The press service of the congress.
Kazakhstan marks the 35th anniversary of the closure of the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site, recalling the Nevada–Semipalatinsk anti-nuclear movement and highlighting continued cooperation between government and civil society for nuclear disarmament. Image: INPS Japan.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses participants of the Russia-Uzbekistan Interregional Cooperation Forum in Moscow, Russia/ By Kremlin.ru, CC BY 4.0