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Hiroshima vows nuke ban at 77th memorial amid Russia threat

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the Aug. 6 atomic bombing in the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a speech during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the Aug. 6 atomic bombing in the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres lays a wreath at the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing in the city, in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, center, observes a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, at 8:15am, the time atomic bomb exploded over the city, during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin lays flowers at the cenotaph for atomic bomb victims at the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Russia and its ally Belarus were not invited to this year's peace memorial. Russian Ambassador to Japan Galuzin on Thursday offered flowers at a memorial epitaph in the park and told reporters his country would never use nuclear weapons.(Shingo Nishizume/Kyodo News via AP)

Russian Ambassador to Japan Mikhail Galuzin, center, visits the Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022. Russia and its ally Belarus were not invited to this year's peace memorial. Russian Ambassador to Japan Galuzin on Thursday offered flowers at a memorial epitaph in the park and told reporters his country would never use nuclear weapons. (Shingo Nishizume/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the Aug. 6 atomic bombing in the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

A visitor pays in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing of the city. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

A visitor burns incense in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo News via AP) /Kyodo News via AP)

A visitor prays in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo News via AP)

Visitors pay in front of the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing of the city. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

Visitors observe a minute of silence for the victims of the atomic bombing, at 8:15am, the time atomic bomb exploded over the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park during the ceremony to mark the 77th anniversary of the bombing, in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. The Atomic Bomb Dome is seen at front right.(Kyodo News via AP)

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, center, surrounded by security guards, leaves after the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the Aug. 6 atomic bombing in the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

With the Atomic Bomb Dome seen at front, the ceremony marking the anniversary of the bombing is held at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. Hiroshima on Saturday marked the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing of the city. (Kyodo News via AP)

U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres lays a wreath at the cenotaph for the atomic bombing victims at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the atomic bombing in the city, in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivers a speech during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the Aug. 6 atomic bombing in the city, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kenzaburo Fukuhara/Kyodo News via AP)

Doves fly over the cenotaph dedicated to the victims of the atomic bombing during the ceremony marking the 77th anniversary of the world's first atomic bombing, at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima, western Japan Saturday, Aug. 6, 2022. (Kyodo News via AP)

Hiroshima vows nuke ban at 77th memorial amid Russia threat