Atomic bombing survivors warn against taking nuclear threat too lightly

A grassroots group of survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings in 1945 have won the Nobel Peace Prize.

The aftermath of the atomic attack on Hiroshima (Getty) Source: Getty / Bettmann/Bettmann Archive

As nuclear powers modernise their arsenals and Russia threatens nuclear attacks in its war in Ukraine, this year's Nobel Peace laureates are urging world leaders not to forget the past.

The atomic bomb survivors group, Nihon Hidankyo, is a grassroots anti nuclear organisation and was established in 1956. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the only times such weapons have been used in history.

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