ＴＳＳ報道特別番組　語られなかった真実～原爆で死んだアメリカ兵～「The Untold Truth」

The Untold Truth　American Victims of the Atomic Bomb 17:00-17:54 Friday, August 6, 2004 [Synopsis] On August 6, 1945, the atomic bomb displayed the threat of nuclear power to the world. Despite Hiroshima’s ongoing appeal for “No More Hiroshima”, war and conflict continue to be repeated in various parts of the world, the nuclear non-proliferation system is in danger of collapse, and nuclear fears envelope our present. With one single nuclear weapon, 140,000 people were robbed of their lives. Among those were at least a dozen American prisoners of war. We can see from materials disclosed after the war that, although the United States had information that there might be American POWs in Hiroshima, they ignored it. Allied soldiers were sacrificed for the atomic bomb. And war made them do it… Regarding the reason US authorities avoided publishing these facts, it is possible that they were afraid of increased criticism toward atomic bombings that the majority of the Americans had supported, and that would have a significant impact on the nuclear strategy after the Second World War. This program interviews the families of American POWs who died in the atomic bombing of Hiroshima; Thomas Cartwright, former captain of the B-24 bomber Lonesome Lady, who lost his men in the atomic bombing; citizens of Hiroshima who witnessed the tragedy of US POWs just after the atomic bombing; and a former military police officer who investigated the captives at the Chugoku Military Police unit, in an attempt to highlight the lives of the American soldiers who were victimized by the bomb and bring attention to the tragedy of war and preciousness of peace. [Director Noriko Wakaki] When US President Obama visited Hiroshima on May 27, 2016, I covered the story. The first thing that crossed my mind was interviewing the bereaved families of the “American soldiers who died in the atomic bombing” for this program. I will never forget the time a family member responded to my interview, saying with great difficulty that, “the government only said he died in Hiroshima”. Those people who allowed me to interview them have since passed away. I can’t help but wonder how they would have felt if they had listened to Mr. Obama’s speech. I would very much like people from around the world to watch this program and think again, about the meaning of war. Hiroshima Peace Program TSS ARCHIVE PROJECT Contributions to the City of Hiroshima Hiroshima 100 sightseeing spot “70 years since the Atomic Bomb/The Miracle City” 語られなかった真実～原爆で死んだアメリカ兵～ 2004年（平成16年）8月6日(金)　17:00～17:54 【あらすじ】 １９４５年８月６日、核の威力を世界中に誇示した原爆。「ノーモア・ヒロシマ」を訴え続けてきた広島の願いとは裏腹に、世界各地で戦争や紛争が繰り返され、核不拡散条約体制は崩壊の危機に瀕し、核の恐怖が現代を包んでいる。たった１つの核兵器によって広島では１４万人もの命が奪われたが、その中には少なくとも十数人のアメリカ兵捕虜も含まれていた。 戦後になって公開された資料からは、原爆投下の直前、アメリカは「広島にアメリカ兵捕虜がいるかもしれない」との情報を得ていたにもかかわらず、これを無視した経緯も読み取れる。味方の兵士をも犠牲にした原爆。それを余儀なくさせた戦争・・・。アメリカ当局がこうした事実の公表を避けてきた理由については、アメリカ国民の大半が支持した原爆投下への批判が高まり、第２次世界大戦後の核戦略に重要な影響をもたらすと懸念した可能性もある。 番組では、広島の原爆で亡くなったアメリカ兵捕虜の遺族や、原爆で部下を失ったＢ２４爆撃機ロンサムレディ号の元機長トーマス・カートライトさんをはじめ、被爆直後のアメリカ兵捕虜の惨状を目撃した広島市民や、当時、中国憲兵隊司令部で捕虜の取調べを行った元憲兵を取材し、被爆したアメリカ兵たちの生前の姿を浮き彫りにするとともに、戦争がもたらした悲劇と平和の尊さを訴える。 【ディレクター：若木憲子（わかき　のりこ）】 2016年5月27日、当時のオバマ米大統領が広島を訪問し、その現場を取材したとき、まず頭をよぎったのが、この番組でࡢ