The Role of Hiroshima in the 21 st Century : From Destruction to Reconstruction and Reconciliation ( Draft ) Kazumi

However, there has been little discussion on such questions as why Hiroshima is regarded as a symbol of peace or how should we interpret the historical meaning of the drop of the atomic bomb. When the Smithsonian Institute cancelled an exhibit on the atomic bomb scheduled in 1995, many Japanese citizens were surprised to know that there is still a huge gap between the interpretation of the drop of atomic bomb in the US and Japan. They were also shocked to hear the remark of the prime minister of Pakistan that there should have been no drop of atomic bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki if Japan possessed nuclear weapons then.