# Nagasaki mayor says ‘humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist’

https://mins.news/en/item/17321

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-09 07:56 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/8/9/nagasaki-mayor-says-humanity-and-nuclear-weapons-cannot?traffic_source=rss

> The mayor of Nagasaki says humanity and nuclear weapons cannot coexist as Japan marks the anniversary of the US atomic bombing. The statement links the city’s commemoration to a direct warning about the incompatibility of nuclear arms and human survival. Nagasaki is observing the anniversary through its remembrance events.

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