From Deterrence to Disarmament: Global Advocates Call for Justice and Peace By Katsuhiro Asagiri Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.

From Deterrence to Disarmament: Global Advocates Call for Justice and Peace By Katsuhiro Asagiri https://www.ipsnews.net/2025/06/deterrence-disarmament-global-advocates-call-justice-peace/ SANTA BARBARA/Tokyo (INPSJ) , Jun 19 2025 (IPS) - Marking 80 years since the dawn of the nuclear age, peace advocates, diplomats, educators, and atomic bomb survivors from around the world gathered for the “Choose Hope” symposium on March 12–13, 2025, in Santa Barbara, California. Co-organized by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation (NAPF) and Soka Gakkai International (SGI), the event was held at the Music Academy of the West. Copyright © 2025 IPS-Inter Press Service.