Overview

• In her video posted to X, Gabbard reflects on her recent visit to Hiroshima and underscores the lingering impact of the 1945 atomic bombing.
• She warns that the world is now closer to nuclear annihilation than ever, citing escalating fear and competition among nuclear-armed states.
• Gabbard highlights that a single modern warhead could kill millions in minutes, far surpassing the yield of the Hiroshima bomb.
• To drive home her message, the video cuts to simulated footage of a nuclear strike obliterating San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge.
• Her statement arrives as the administration negotiates a nuclear agreement with Iran and confronts Russian threats in the Ukraine conflict, aligning with President Trump’s peace objectives.