FM Zarif: U.S., Israeli Nukes Threaten West Asia

Date: 08 August 2020 - 23:46

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TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Iran’s foreign minister said on Thursday that more than seven decades after the U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Washington’s infamous legacy lives on as the United States and its staunch ally the occupying regime of Israel are threatening the West Asia region with their nuclear arsenals.
"Today, US & Israeli nukes threaten our region,” Muhammad Javad Zarif tweeted.
Thursday marked the 75th anniversary of U.S. B-29 bomber Enola Gay dropping atomic payload over Hiroshima, killing 140,000 people. The bombing obliterated everything within 10 square kilometers and many died immediately while others succumbed to their injuries or radiation-related illnesses weeks, months, and years later.
The bombing of Hiroshima was followed by the atomic bombing of Nagasaki on August 9, which instantly killed more than 75,000 people.
Recalling the catastrophe, Zarif said, "75 years ago today, the U.S. gained the infamy of becoming the 1st and ONLY user of nuclear weapons. And against innocents.”
The tweet integrated a graph showing dramatic rise in U.S. spending on nuclear weapons from 2011. Another picture illustrated a watch in the aftermath of the Hiroshima strike that kept showing the time of the attack that brought the city to a standstill.
Washington has obstinately shrugged off criticism of its most inhuman action ever, claiming that the apocalyptic bombings saved many lives by bringing the war with Japan to a halt.
According to Marshall Billingslea, the top U.S. envoy for nuclear negotiations, the Trump
administration has discussed holding the first nuclear test since 1992.
The United States is also the key supporter of the occupying regime of Israel which is widely believed to possess hundreds of nuclear warheads.
Zarif touched on the controversial "mutual destruction” doctrine which the nuclear powers are following to justice their arsenal.
"It’s long overdue to end nuclear nightmare & the #MAD doctrine of Mutually Assured Destruction,” Zarif wrote.