Tadatoshi Akiba Professions : Japanese Politician Born : November 3, 1942 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Tadatoshi Akiba We cannot and must not allow ourselves to have the message of Hiroshima and Nagasaki fade completely from our minds, and we cannot allow our vision or ideals to fade, either. For if we do, we have but one course left for us. And that flash of light will not only rob us of our vision, but it will rob us of our lives, our progeny, and our very existence. Tadatoshi Akiba hiroshima-and-nagasaki vision light In some ways more painful is the fact that their experience appears to be fading from the collective memory of humankind. Having never experienced an atomic bombing, the vast majority around the world can only vaguely imagine such horror, and these days, John Hersey's Hiroshima and Jonathan Schell's The Fate of the Earth are all but forgotten. As predicted by the saying, 'Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it,' the probability that nuclear weapons will be used and the danger of nuclear war are increasing. Tadatoshi Akiba fate memories war Environmental scientists also show us clearly that from the environmental and ecological points of view that nuclear war is not preventable. The only way to get rid of this danger is to abolish all nuclear weapons Tadatoshi Akiba environmental views war Similar Authors Ichiro Ozawa japanese-politician Katsuya Okada japanese-politician Koki Hirota japanese-politician Shintaro Ishihara japanese-politician Seiji Maehara japanese-politician Toru Hashimoto japanese-politician All Authors