6. No More Hiroshimas and Sharp Weapons

Keping Wang

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, 2009, vol. 68, issue 1, 181-203

Abstract: When it comes to rethinking the Hiroshima A‐bombing and its historical impact, there arise a number of approaches to be exercised from different perspectives related to the human condition and the current situation today. This essay presents two of them: a poetical reflection and a philosophical pondering that are characterized by either factual inquiry or empirical wisdom. The former is deplorably sentimental and unforgettable with regard to the deadliest mode of warfare that has ever occurred in human history. The philosophical pondering from a Taoist viewpoint is thought‐provoking and instructive with ongoing relevance to the problematic globe. Hence when the poet calls out “No More Hiroshimas,” we shall go ahead and appeal for “No More Wars,”“No More Sharp Weapons,” or “No More Excessive Forces.” However, what haunts the world all the time is constant warfare at varied scales here and there; and what worries us right now is the hard fact that some nations are presumably taking the risk of developing nuclear weapons on a starvation budget, for they think that they are under the threat and pressure of other countries armed with plenty of such mass‐destructive devices. They all seem to have neglected or obliterated the historical memory of Hiroshima as a symbol of the worst violence ever known to humankind.

Date: 2009
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