George Takei Reminds Donald Trump Of The Past Horrors Of Nuclear Weapons

On Thursday, Donald Trump took to Twitter to call for increased U.S. nuclear capabilityuntil the world comes to its senses regarding nukes.Japanese-American actor George Takei had a powerful response for the president-elect that called to mind the past horrors of nuclear weapons.Trump wants to expand our nuclear arsenal. I think of my aunt and baby cousin, found burnt in a ditch in Hiroshima. These weapons must go. George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) December 22, 2016 Takei has a highly personal reason to take issue with Trumps tweet.Members of his family were living in Hiroshima during WWII, when the U.S. dropped a nuclear bomb on the city on Aug. 6, 1945, killing thousands instantly and some 140,000 by the end of the year.Takeis aunt and cousin were among those who lost their lives, found burnt in a ditch in Hiroshima, the actor wrote. These weapons must go.Earlier this year, Barack Obama became the first U.S. president to visit Hiroshima, where he mourned the lives lost and called for an end to nuclear weapons.Amongst those nations like my own that own nuclear stockpiles, we must have the courage to escape the logic of fear and pursue a world without them, Obama said in a speech.In an opinion piece for The Guardian, published in May, Takei praised Obamas visit to Hiroshima.I share Obamas call for a nuclear-free world, he wrote. We must pledge to work closely with other powers, to reduce not only the number of weapons in our arsenals, but also the numbers of states bearing or seeking to bear them. -- This feed and its contents are the property of The Huffington Post, and use is subject to our terms. It may be used for personal consumption, but may not be distributed on a website.
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