Obama to Become First Sitting President to Visit Hiroshima
President Obama wraps up a week-long Asia trip on Friday with a historic visit to Hiroshima, Japan. Obama will be the first sitting president to visit the city synonymous with the deadly nuclear age that began there more than seven decades ago.
Obama said he plans to “honor all those who were lost in World War II and reaffirm our shared vision of a world without nuclear weapons.”
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who will accompany Obama, told reporters the trip “will no doubt create further, powerful momentum” towards that goal.
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