Akihiro Takahashi was a survivor of the atomic blast at Hiroshima in 1945. In the interview he recalls the day the bomb was dropped while he was standing in the schoolyard with his friends, and that originally he thought it was just like all of the other bombs that had been dropped during the war. He is frustrated with the way people think about the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings now, and says that people need to remember, The present is a result of the past and not just consider the bombings a part of history, but rather an endless alarm for the future of mankind. He calls for the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, and is angered by their continued proliferation, disagreeing with the defending peace with nuclear weapons sentiment of the United States and Soviet Union. Mr. Takahashi explains that he originally felt that there was no possible peaceful use for atomic energy. However, with more distance since the end of WWII, he is no longer completely opposed but hopes that countries will examine other alternatives first. He concludes by directly addressing his American audience to say that the United States and Japan (among others) need to move beyond their hatred from WWII if they are ever to attain true peace.