Mutually assured destruction is an outdated nuclear deterrence doctrine

As the world commemorates the Hiroshima bombing, it's time to work toward mutual survival

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A wreath-laying ceremony in the Peace Memorial Park is held as part of the G7 leaders' summit in Hiroshima, Japan, in May 2023. © Reuters

Syed Munir Khasru is chairman of IPAG Asia Pacific, a Melbourne-based think tank. (www.syedmunirkhasru.org).

The Aug. 6 anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima is an annual occasion for somber reflection over the devastating impact of nuclear weapons and the strategies that evolved in the aftermath to prevent them from being used again.

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