Russian authorities demand to establish Hiroshima and Nagasaki Tribunal

The Russian authorities consider it necessary to hold an international military tribunal for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, said Russian State Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin.

During the round table at the Moscow State Institute of International Relations on the 70 anniversary of the atomic bombing of Japanese cities, Naryshkin noted that lawyers, historians and military science experts still debate whether it was permissible to use atomic weapons at all.

“In my opinion, one thing is indisputable: the method chosen in 45 by the United States was based neither on considerations of humanity nor on military necessity,” said the State Duma speaker. “Crimes against humanity have no statute of limitations.”

The proposal to establish a tribunal was also supported by State Duma Deputy Speaker Andrei Isaev.

Last year, Naryshkin, who heads the Russian Historical Society, called for a discussion of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the point of view of international law.

Japan this year marks the 70 years of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, which killed 450 thousands of people. This week there are events in memory of the tragedy.

The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 6 and 9 in August 1945 were the only examples in the history of mankind of the combat use of nuclear weapons. Implemented by the US Armed Forces at the final stage of the Second World War in order to accelerate the surrender of Japan.

We will remind, earlier Russia has blocked the resolution on the establishment of an international tribunal to investigate the causes of the Boeing crash. 11 UN Security Council states spoke “for” the draft resolution, only Russia spoke “against”, and representatives of three states abstained.

Due to the fact that Russia, as a permanent member of the UN Security Council, spoke out “against”, the resolution was not adopted.