In 1982, the Scottish bishops released a landmark statement on nuclear weapons. In this letter they challenged not just the use of nuclear weapons, something the church has always condemned, but they challenged also the very notion of deterrence and the morality of deterrence.

Last year, 40 years on – with the help of schools – bishops and anti-nuclear activists made a video version to endorse the words of the statement. The school pupils also call for peace education in the classroom as a right.

The Bishops have re-shared the video to mark Hiroshima Day, 6 August 2023.

Justice and Peace Scotland

Events to mark Hiroshima and Nagasaki in the Diocese of Westminster