"The important lesson to be learned from the tragedy of Hiroshima is the dignity of man, both men and women who died instantly as the survivors, affected in the flesh, and for years had to endure a extreme suffering I hope I have been able to translate some of my writings. The Japanese, who knew the atomic fire should not consider nuclear energy as a function of industrial productivity, ie should not try to extract from the tragic experience of Hiroshima a recipe for growth. As in the case of earthquakes, tsunamis and other natural calamities, we must record the experience of Hiroshima in memory of mankind: it is a catastrophe even more dramatic than natural because the man provoked. Relapse, showing with nuclear power plants of the same inconsistency with respect to human life, is the worst betrayal to the memory of the victims of Hiroshima " PS In an interview with Oe Kenzaburo .
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