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WAR AND PEACE IN THE NUCLEAR AGE - TAPES 9123-9124 TAKEO FUKUDA
US Use Atomic Bombs on Japan
Interviewer:
SINCE THE BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI, WE HAVE BEEN LIVING IN
THE ATOMIC AGE, AND IT IS THIS FACT THAT HAS INSPIRED US TO MAKE THIS
PROGRAM. SINCE WE ARE AT A TURNING POINT OF THE ATOMIC AGE, WE WOULD
LIKE TO HEAR FROM YOU ABOUT YOUR EXPERIENCES AND YOUR UNIQUE POINTS OF
VIEW ON THE ISSUES. WOULD YOU PLEASE START BY TELLING US ABOUT THE TIME
PERIOD WHEN HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI... OR RATHER ABOUT WHEN THE WAR WAS
ENDING? THE THEORY THAT THE ATOMIC BOMBS WERE DROPPED IN ORDER TO MAKE
JAPAN SURRENDER IS STRONGLY PREVALENT IN THE US MAY I ASK YOUR OPINION
ON THAT?
Fukuda:
Well... although there are various theories as to why the US used the
atomic bombs specifically at that time, there is no clear consensus.
But people say that in the end the bombs did hasten Japan's surrender.
Although Japan's surrender wasn't sped up by much, I am sure it did
have that effect. As you know, we were experiencing air raids everyday
at that time. I was at the Ministry of Finance, and even that sturdy
building of the Ministry was not safe. If the Ministry of Finance had
been destroyed, it would have seriously impacted Japan's ability to
wage war. So, the departments of the Ministry were dispersed to rural
areas across the country. Only the top members of the Ministry were
moved to the Bank of Japan. The Bank had a safe. Even if we were
attacked by air raids and bombings, we could escape and hide in the
safe. So, we used an entire floor of the Bank of Japan as the head
office of the Ministry. I was working there. So early in the evening of
August 6th, Seiji Hasegawa, the manager of public relations from Kyodo
News Service--it was called "Domei" then came to us, saying that a
massive bomb was dropped. He said it appeared as if a fireball dropped
from the sky and an enormous mushroom cloud formed where it fell. He
then said it certainly didn't seem like a normal bomb, but that no one
was sure exactly what it was. We didn't know what it was for about 24
hours. We spent the next day or two not knowing, and then realized that
it was not a typical bomb, and that it might have been what was called
an atomic bomb. The bomb fell on Nagasaki next. The Supreme Council for
the Direction of the War took place on the evening of the 9th with the
emperor present. There the decision was made to accept the Potsdam
Declaration. The Imperial Conference was being held late at night. The
Minister of Finance always attended Imperial Conferences since he was a
key Cabinet member. We stayed up all night waiting for his return. He
returned to the Bank of Japan where we waited. He said to us, "Thank
you for your hard work," and then said, "But it seems that the Potsdam
Declaration will be accepted after all". This meant the end of the war,
or rather our surrender. That is what we realized, four days after the
atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Interviewer:
SO, THE JAPANESE LEADERS AT THE TIME HAD AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE BOMBS USED IN AIR RAIDS SUCH AS THE GREAT TOKYO
AIR RAID AND THE BOMBS DROPPED ON HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI?
Fukuda:
Yes, they had a clear understanding.
Interviewer:
I SEE. I HEAR THAT ANOTHER THEORY OF WHY THE US DROPPED ATOMIC BOMBS ON
JAPAN WAS THAT THE US WAS SEEKING TO CONSOLIDATE AND FLAUNT ITS POWER
TOWARDS THE SOVIET UNION. WHAT IS YOUR OPINION ON THIS?
Fukuda:
Well, only a small minority of people have made this argument. From a
historical standpoint I can say that at the time the US and the Soviet
Union did not need to flaunt the power of their positions relative to
each other since at that point they had a very close-knit relationship.
Also, at the time, the US was proud of its absolute dominance relative
to the Soviet Union. So, I believe that this kind of power
demonstration was not the reason the US used the atomic bombs on Japan.
All in all, the US was very much aware that the Japanese military was
quite strong. What I believe is that the US had considered the
potential loss of officers and soldiers if they were to move forward
with a strategy of landing on the mainland. I believe that they wanted
to take control of the course of the war quickly.
Japan's Commitment to Nonproliferation
Interviewer:
NEXT, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE ERA IN WHICH THE
NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY (NPT) WAS DEVELOPED. JAPAN SIGNED THE
NPT IN 1970 AND RATIFIED IT IN 1976. THERE IS A SIX-YEAR PERIOD IN
BETWEEN, AND DURING THAT PERIOD IN 1971 YOU WERE APPOINTED TO SERVE AS
THE MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS. IT SEEMS THAT THAT AMOUNT OF
TIME--SIX-YEARS--IS QUITE LONG.
Fukuda:
Yes.
Interviewer:
AND PERHAPS THERE MANY VARYING DEBATES REGARDING...
Fukuda:
Yes, Yes.
Interviewer:
SO WHAT KIND OF THINGS DO YOU REMEMBER THE MOST?
Fukuda:
What I clearly remember is that China had succeeded in nuclear testing.
That success produced a great impact, or rather a shock, in our
country. Back then, Japan and China had a relationship quite different
from what we have now. If anything, Japan held Taiwan and the Republic
of China in favorable regard. Given the period in time, we were shaken
by China's attempt--back then we called it Red China--to possess
nuclear weapons. And well...Japan wasn't the only country. This
incident was a great shock worldwide. That's how I feel. So in this
context, our awareness about nuclear non-proliferation had been
significantly elevated, and that eventually took the form of the
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
Interviewer:
INDIA PERFORMED EXPERIMENTS AS WELL.
Fukuda:
Yes they did. So, Japan had a moment of realization that if nuclear
proliferation occurred, we would encounter a serious problem. This is
especially true since Japan upholds a national policy of not possessing
nuclear weapons. So in the context of the new constitution, this means
that we will not possess armaments knowing that they could threaten
other countries. The idea was to protect the safety of Japan by
depending on the good will of other countries. How should I put it...
with this, Japan took the first steps on a path that no other country
ever had before. So in regards to nuclear weapons in particular, the
position that we take needs to be very different from that of other
countries' since Japan is the only country in the world to have
experienced the harsh lessons to be learned from atomic bombs. But, at
the same time, a new problem concerning the peaceful use of nuclear
power had emerged. The problem arose before the nuclear
non-proliferation efforts were taking place. It was around 1955. People
in Japan had mixed feelings about the growing inclination to adopt the
peaceful use of nuclear power. We have experienced immense suffering
caused by atomic bombs. But if nuclear power could be used differently,
it could have wonderful and peaceful effects on society. Since it was
facing this kind of environment, Japan was in a difficult position. So
anyway, since Japan has limited sources of energy, the ability to use
nuclear power as energy seemed to have incredible potential. So around
1955, the Atomic Energy Basic Act was passed and the Atomic Energy
Commission was developed. Also, a governmental institute called the
Atomic Energy Agency was established, and then money was allotted in
the budget to move forward with nuclear power generation. All of these
things started happening, and they illustrate how Japan jumped at this
newly emerging way of peacefully using nuclear energy. While we were
following this path, however, problems arose with China and India as we
already mentioned. We were faced with a situation where we needed to be
repentant... rather we needed to reconsider how we should deal with
these matters regarding the peaceful use of nuclear power. That is how
the concept of nuclear non-proliferation was adopted, I believe.
Interviewer:
BUT IT SEEMS THAT THERE WAS SOME OPPOSITION THAT HELD THAT IF JAPAN
SIGNED THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY, IT WOULD BE INTENTIONALLY
THROWING AWAY--HOW SHOULD I PUT IT--THE NUCLEAR OPTION. MAY I ASK YOUR
OPINION ON THIS?
Fukuda:
Yes, there were various opposing opinions. The strongest argument from
the opposition was that--as you might imagine from what we discussed
earlier--signing the Treaty would undermine Japan's capability of
peacefully utilizing nuclear power to supplement its scarce energy
resources. So yes, one argument was that we would face a serious
problem if limitations were imposed on the peaceful use of nuclear
power purposely used for generating energy. There was another argument.
As I have discussed, realistically speaking, Japan is in no position to
possess nuclear weapons. Even though the Japanese people believe that
possession is absolutely not possible, there was an argument that held
that losing our freedom of choice under the Treaty was questionable.
But this argument did not become a major topic of debate. There was one
issue that did become quite controversial. This argument held that the
Treaty itself may be promoting nuclear disarmament, but the problem was
how we should go about adjusting the disproportion created between the
five nations that possess nuclear weapons and the rest of the nations
that do not possess such weapons. This was a persistent debate. I would
say that these three arguments were the main subjects of debate. After
that the arguments went on and time passed. That's about it.
Interviewer:
SO, FROM THE US AND OTHER COUNTRIES' PERSPECTIVES, JAPAN HAS ADVANCED
TECHNICAL AND ECONOMIC STRENGTH, AND BECAUSE OF THIS, IT WOULD NOT BE
SURPRISING IF JAPAN POSSESSED NUCLEAR WEAPONS. I AM NOT SAYING THAT THE
ENTIRE US THINK THIS WAY, BUT IT IS ALSO QUITE COMMON FOR PEOPLE IN
EUROPE, FOR EXAMPLE, TO HOLD THIS KIND OF OPINION. BUT QUITE CONTRARY
TO WHAT PEOPLE WOULD THINK, THERE ARE ONLY A FEW OF SUCH DEBATES IN
JAPAN--NAMELY ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO POSSESS NUCLEAR WEAPONS. IT SEEMS
AS IF THERE IS A BIG DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PUBLIC SENTIMENTS IN JAPAN
AND OTHER COUNTRIES...
Fukuda:
Yes.
Interviewer:
WHERE DOES THIS DIFFERENCE COME FROM?
Fukuda:
How should I put this... I believe that our nation was reborn after our
defeat in the war. A new Japan got its start. In some sense, this new
Japan was something that was imposed by the US But that kind of
sentiment hardly remains now. Anyhow, this new Japan would not possess
armaments or military force. This is where our nation stood. And from
this position, we built relationships of trust with other nations while
protecting the safety of our own nation. Behind all of this exists the
issue of nuclear weapons. We have experienced the terrifying lesson of
what nuclear weapons can do, and I believe that people here feel that
that experience must never be repeated in any other country. So the
pillar of the new Japan's national policy is, I would say, the
establishment of a security framework that does not depend on military
force. This is an ideal of a very lofty nature, but it is what we are
trying to do and I believe it is what we should try to achieve.
Interviewer:
WERE THE SO-CALLED THREE NON-NUCLEAR PRINCIPLES BROUGHT ABOUT BY THE
EXTENDING THESE ARGUMENTS?
Fukuda:
Well, that resolution has no direct connection with constitutional
issues, but both are similar at a basic level. What these principles
state is that Japan will not possess, manufacture, or permit the
introduction of nuclear weapons in the country. Simply put, Japan will
never possess something as dangerous as nuclear weapons. From the
constitutional point of view, doing so might have been acceptable as
long as they were to be used for defense only. But that is basically
just something that is theoretically arguable from an academic
perspective. In reality, I believe that the resolution was founded upon
the consciousness shared by the entire Japanese people of not
possessing, manufacturing, or permitting the introduction of nuclear
weapons into our territory. Compared to the prewar period, Japan's
national power today has expanded by 25 times. Back then, we only had
one twenty-fifth the economic strength. In that time--ten years
back--iron was what symbolized national economic strength. We were
preparing for the outbreak of war. With everyone scrambling to increase
production of iron, we were able to produce 4.5 million tons of iron.
But now, 40 years... well a little more than 30 years after the war
ended--we produce 100 million tons of iron. On top of that, Japan's
industrial power in many fields has increased by 25 times on average.
With only one twenty-fifth of the strength, Japan was had one of the
top three naval forces and one of the top five armies in the world.
Japan was a military power. Today, Japan's economic and industrial
power is 25 times stronger and its capabilities are impressive. As we
can see in the trade deficit problem between Japan and the U.S.,
Japan's technological capabilities have progressed and developed
significantly. With that much economic strength as well as scientific
and technological capabilities, Japan could be a military superpower if
it wanted to. But Japan must not choose that path. Fortunately, we have
our constitution. We also have the awful experiences of the past.
Having had these experiences, Japan stands where it stands. And with
our new start, we must insist on not possessing military force even
though we have the capability. We have to stand firm and say that we
will not do such things even though we are strong, and we must persuade
the people of other nations to create a world where there is no need
for military power. With this lofty ideal, Japan aspires to make a
contribution to humankind.
[END OF TAPE 9123]
Interviewer:
I'D LIKE TO MOVE ON TO ANOTHER TOPIC, IF THAT IS OK. GOING BACK TO OUR
DISCUSSION OF THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY, AT THE TIME THAT
JAPAN SIGNED THIS TREATY IT WAS SHELTERED UNDER THE US NUCLEAR DEFENCE
UMBRELLA WITH THE U.S.-JAPAN SECURITY TREATY. DID THAT HAVE ANY
INFLUENCE ON JAPAN'S DECISION TO SIGN THE TREATY?
Fukuda:
Well... there were some debates on that matter but nothing significant.
So, yes, it did.
Japan's Response to Carter's Nuclear Policy
Interviewer:
I SEE. THE NEXT QUESTION IS FROM MORE RECENT TIMES. WHEN PRESIDENT
CARTER...
Fukuda:
Yes.
Interviewer:
IN THE 1960S, OR WAS IT THE `70S...
Fukuda:
He was elected in the 1976 presidential campaign and assumed the
presidency from January of 1977.
Interviewer:
THAT IS WHEN YOU WERE APPOINTED TO SERVE AS PRIME MINISTER.
Fukuda:
Yes.
Interviewer:
DURING CARTER'S PRESIDENCY, VARIOUS POLICIES REGARDING THE PREVENTION
OF NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION, SUCH AS THE REGULATION OF PLUTONIUM EXPORTS,
WERE IMPLEMENTED. I'M SURE THEY HAD VARIOUS IMPACTS ON JAPAN. HOW WOULD
YOU EVALUATE THESE US POLICIES? AND WHAT KIND OF INFLUENCE DID THEY
HAVE ON JAPAN?
Fukuda:
Okay. ... Are you rolling? Ah, you are. Okay. Um... it doesn't seem
like it. Then, please repeat your question.
Interviewer:
WHAT WAS JAPAN'S REACTION WHEN PRESIDENT CARTER ESTABLISHED HIS NUCLEAR
POLICY?
Fukuda:
President Carter's administration came to power when I became the Prime
Minister. Right before this time, China's nuclear testing occurred. I
had already been informed that President Carter was unduly tense and
uneasy about nuclear proliferation issues, and incidents like this just
added to his reservations about the problem. With a series of domestic
and international events highlighting non-proliferation issues, people
wondered if he could do it, but then President Carter released his
policy statements concerning nuclear proliferation issues. This policy
affected many nations. Basically, these policy statements were intended
to reduce the threat of nuclear proliferation, which was wonderful. We
were happy to raise our hands in agreement, and the countries of Europe
agreed as well. But the effects of this zealous approach to
non-proliferation were significant limitations on the use of nuclear
energy for peaceful purposes. Countries like Japan, Germany, France,
and the United Kingdom, where there were efforts to promote the
peaceful use of nuclear energy for the past 10 years, could not accept
this. In 1977 during the first year of President Carter's
administration and my first year as Prime Minister, a summit was held
in London. President Carter emphasized that nuclear non-proliferation
was imperative. But during the next year's summit held in Bonn,
participants from other countries assailed Carter's decisions and
opinions. Heated debates were heard at the plenary session as well. In
some cases, participants gathered in small groups and discussed how
they should handle President Carter's policies. During the summit, it
turned out that participants mutually acknowledged each other's
opinions, so appropriate measures were considered accordingly. So
negotiation between these officials took place with that mutual
understanding of each other's standpoints. Compromise was also reached
in regards to the problem surrounding the nuclear Tokaimura fuel
reprocessing plant. To this date, we have been working to reach our
objectives with that program while paying respect to President Carter's
stern non-proliferation measures.
Interviewer:
WITHIN JAPAN, WERE THERE THOSE THAT VIEWED PRESIDENT CARTER'S POLICIES
AS SELF-SERVING ONLY FOR THE U.S.?
Fukuda:
Not to that extent. People understood what President Carter wanted to
do. In particular, since this happened right after the nuclear problems
in China and India occurred, I did not see much criticism for President
Carter's stern approach because, at that time, everyone was uneasy and
anxious about nuclear proliferation issues. Still, Japan would face a
difficult situation if we were forced to give up our standpoint. Of
course other countries had similar hopes to use nuclear energy for
peaceful purposes. And their standpoint should not be undermined
either. It is safe to say that, to this date, officials have been
working to take into consideration and incorporate objectives and
claims from both sides of the spectrum.
Threat of Nuclear Weapons into the 21st Century
Interviewer:
SO, AS YOU HAVE JUST DISCUSSED, TIME HAS PASSED, BUT I SUPPOSE THAT THE
NUCLEAR ERA IS STILL UNDER WAY. FROM A NATIONAL DEFENCE PERSPECTIVE,
WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON OUR COUNTRY BEING UNDER THE US NUCLEAR
DEFENCE UMBRELLA?
Fukuda:
As you know, 13 years from now we will enter the 21st century. And
there are many discussions concerning the turn of the century. I'm
often invited to these debates. And when I go to them, this is what I
say: "Discussing topics such as what the next century should look like
is very respectable and important. But do you really believe that the
21st century will come?" That is a bit of an exaggerated expression.
But I say this because there are several unlikely but possible
scenarios in which we won't see the next century. The first scenario,
as we've been discussing, is rooted in the issues surrounding nuclear
proliferation. Today, there exists a quantity of nuclear weapons within
the Eastern and Western blocs with the potential to wipe out the entire
population of the world 60 times over. The world possesses weapons with
that much power. If they were to be used, the Earth would come to an
end. I acknowledge the fact that world peace is maintained because
people don't want this to happen. But these weapons do actually exist.
It is possible for them to be used at any time. There's no guarantee
that they will never be used. If by any chance they were used, we would
be in no place to talk about the next century. That's one problem.
Another less extreme scenario is rooted in the fact that after the oil
shock, order in the world--namely the order created by the Bretton
Woods system--completely crumbled. As we can see in the fluctuation of
exchange rates, the world economy is in a very unstable and tumultuous
state. If we fail to resolve problems that might arise, it is possible
for us to encounter a devastating situation like that of the 1929 Great
Depression. World War II itself was an extension of what happened in
1929. I don't know how it might take place, but the decline in the
economy might well create problems that could destroy our chances in
the 21st century. Let me continue to the third scenario. The population
reached five billion this year. When we take a holistic look at the
population, the environment, and our living conditions, we see
significant problems. But overall, nuclear proliferation is the most
worrisome. It is an issue concerning all human beings. We must make
tenacious efforts in order to eradicate such weapons. Fortunately,
Japan's role is unique and important. We do not and will not possess
nuclear weapons even if we are capable. I believe that it would be very
persuasive if we could encourage other countries in that respect. I
believe that our greatest responsibility as an international nation
that lies between the Western and Eastern blocs is to fulfil the role
of promoting and creating a peaceful world.
Interviewer:
DO YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW WE MIGHT ACHIEVE THAT?
Fukuda:
In order to create one way to fulfill such a role from our current
standpoint, four years ago I founded the so-called ex-key-figure
summit, or namely the InterAction Council of Former Heads of State and
Government. Specifically, I developed its framework, made a proposal,
and called for other countries' contacts. This group has profound
concerns about global affairs. Officials currently in power are also
worried about such matters. However, current officials are faced with
various constraints due to the fact that they are representatives of
their nations and leaders who are responsible for their countries'
destinies. And at the same time, these officials are extremely busy
with their daily work. In that respect, their time to think about
issues that are so extensive as to concern all human beings is
seriously limited. Nevertheless, we cannot just watch silently what is
happening in the world. The ex-key-figure summit brings together former
Presidents and former Prime Ministers who want to use their experience
and knowledge to cooperate with the revitalization of the economy and
to promote positive action around the globe. The summit includes
countries from everywhere in the world, except for the US and the
Soviet Union. If these two countries had joined they would have fought
from the very start. So the organization has gathered less than 30
former leaders from around the world except for those from the US and
the Soviet Union. What is interesting is that many of my colleagues
from when I was Prime Minister are in the summit; from developed
nations, for example, we have Mr. Callaghan. So with Mr. Callaghan from
the United Kingdom, Giscard d'Estaing from France, Andreotti from
Italy, Schmidt from Germany, Trudeau from Canada, and Fukuda from
Japan, six out of the seven former leaders of the developed nations
during my term is Prime Minister have joined. This is because we did
not invite Mr. Carter from the U.S., or a representative from the
Soviet Union. Anyway, six members have joined us. We have had some
earnest discussion and I realized that we all felt the same way. We are
all actively engaging in specific initiatives. When we formed this
group, summit meetings between the United States and the Soviet Union
had collapsed and the idea of starting them back up was inconceivable.
So with this in mind, our members started urging these two nations to
take specific actions. We sent our messages to them every time we had
an assembly and sent letters, urging them at least to meet and maintain
communication. Finally, for the first time in seven years, a United
States/Soviet Union summit was held in Geneva in November two years
ago. Right before the Geneva summit, we held a meeting within the Board
of Directors from the ex-key-figure summit and discussed how we should
encourage and energize this summit meeting. In the end, we decided to
say "your two countries hold the key to the preservation of world peace
and to the future. It is great to have this summit and for you to meet
with each other. So with a sense of responsibility, make this summit a
success." At the same time, we asked them to not let this meeting be
the last one, but to meet again once or twice yearly, for example, and
to then institutionalize such meetings. We sent a wire and dispatched
an official to Geneva in order to communicate our message as well as to
give encouragement to the leaders of these superpowers. During the
summit, they issued a Communiqu鮠And their Communiqu頩ncorporated
what we advised in the telegram and our messages to a significant
degree. My understanding is that our expectations have seeped into
things since the United States-Soviet Union summits are to be resumed.
So with this, we are gaining some slight view of the future. For the
past year, we have been making the utmost effort and utilizing all our
knowledge and intellect to devise policies and plans concerning, for
example, how we should improve the U.S.-Soviet relations, especially
regarding the issue of nuclear disarmament.
Interviewer:
I SEE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.
[END OF TAPE 9124 AND TRANSCRIPT]
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War and Peace in the Nuclear Age
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Interview with Takeo Fukuda, 1987
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Takeo Fukuda was Prime Minister of Japan from 1976-1978. He begins the interview with recollections of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and expresses views about such matters as the effect of the nuclear blasts in hastening the end of hostilities, and the reasons for the U.S. decision to use atomic weapons. Discussing nuclear proliferation, he recalls the shock of China's nuclear test, and the challenges for Japan in adopting a policy of not possessing nuclear weapons. A challenge of a different sort arose with the concept of the peaceful uses of atomic energy, particularly in the context of Japan's limited access to energy sources. Mr. Fukuda recalls also the related question of whether Japan should sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. He goes on to discuss the impact of the Carter administration's nuclear policies, which he applauded on the one hand but which also limited access to peaceful nuclear energy for a number of countries. He closes with thoughts on how to maintain peace in the lead-up to the 21st century.
Date
1987-07-14
Date
1987-07-14
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Global Affairs
Military Forces and Armaments
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Andreotti, Giulio; Trudeau, Pierre Elliott; Treaty on the Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (1968); China; Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945; Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945; World War II; Renunciation of war -- Japan; nuclear weapons; Nuclear nonproliferation; Nuclear arms control; Nuclear arms control Nuclear energy; Japan; United States; Soviet Union; India; Giscard d?Estaing, Valery, 1926-; Schmidt, Helmut, 1918 Dec. 23-; Callaghan, James, 1912-2005; Carter, Jimmy, 1924-; Nuclear Disarmament; United States. Nuclear Nonproliferation Act of 1978
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