# The Hindu calls for total nuclear weapons ban 2026-08-06T14:48:33+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet The Hindu argues that the rules-based world order is collapsing under pressure from the United States and other powerful countries. Its article says military power is overriding moral concerns over attacks affecting people in West Asia and Ukraine, as well as the poorer countries facing wider consequences. The article points to Hiroshima, where a US nuclear weapon killed 1.4 lakh people on August 6, 1945. The Genbaku Dome has been a memorial since 1996. It says countries and the order’s self-described gatekeepers appear unable or unwilling to resist dangerous ideologies, and calls for a total ban on nuclear weapons. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Tags: Hiroshima, nuclear weapons, rules-based order, Ukraine, West Asia Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/the-hindu-calls-for-total-nuclear-weapons-ban/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/the-hindu-calls-for-total-nuclear-weapons-ban/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.