"It's like the third atomic bomb attack on Japan. But this time, we made it ourselves..."

[kristopher]

Nuclear plants must not turn into radiological weapons
Fumihiko Yoshida (The Asahi Shimbun)

As a hibakusha survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Keijiro Matsushima, 82, has been speaking publicly about his personal experience in English for foreign audiences. Soon after the accident at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant triggered by the March 11 massive earthquake and tsunami, he was asked to give an interview with the U.S. cable TV news channel CNN.

While reports of radioactive leaks were making headlines, he thought how best to describe what was happening and what went through his mind.

...

After much thought, Matsushima made up his mind to speak frankly without hesitation about how he felt...


http://www.asahi.com/english/TKY201104270183.html

[bananas]

1. "Gorbachev felt he experienced virtual nuclear warfare"

"Actually, in the past, a nuclear accident prompted the leader of a major power to take steps toward nuclear disarmament. ...
Faced with the accident, Gorbachev felt he experienced virtual nuclear warfare ... Twenty months after the accident, the Soviet Union and the United States signed a treaty to cut down on nuclear warheads in their possessions for the first time ever."

[kristopher]

2. Hadn't heard or thought of that, but I'm not suprised.

Thank you for sharing it.

[bananas]

3. He's talked about it before.

Don't have any links handy.