This year marks the 80th anniversary since the nuclear weapons were used in the war for the first — and one ardently hopes — the last time in the history.
In August 1945, Sakharov learned from a newspaper about the American bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. He vividly described his horror at the news, while realizing that the world — and his life — had irreversibly changed. Sakharov, with his rarest combination of theoretical brilliance and engineering acumen, was subsequently drawn into the work on the Soviet thermonuclear weapons. His contribution was so significant that it earned him a moniker “Father of the Soviet Hydrogen Bomb.” Yet, Sakharov’s contribution to nuclear safety and peace is more enduring.
The ASF and Sakharov’s family are deeply touched by the installation of the stone monument engraved with the message of peace by Dr. Andrei Sakharov. This is a message which he personally entered in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum guestbook during his visit in 1988. The stone monument was installed at the Fujimidai Observatory Deck in Hijiyama Park on March 28, 2025.
Visitors from all over the world come to Hijiyama Park to remember the victims of the nuclear blasts and to express their will for peace. Nuclear weapons may never be used again.
