This article appeared in the May 19, 2023 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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Backdrop of history

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Japanese police officers patrol on May 17, 2023, near the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, or Genbaku Dome. The Group of Seven nations are meeting May 17-19 in Hiroshima, Japan. The dome was the only structure left standing in the area where the United States dropped the first atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945. It now is part of Hiroshima Peace Park.

This article appeared in the May 19, 2023 edition of the Monitor Daily.

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