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Godzilla at 70: The monster’s warning to humanity is still urgent

  • Written by Amanda Kennell, Assistant Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, University of Notre Dame
imageThe monster in the 2023 movie "Godzilla Minus One." Toho Co. Ltd., CC BY-ND

The 2024 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Nihon Hidankyo, the Japan Confederation of A- and H-bomb Sufferers Organizations. Many of these witnesses have spent their lives warning of the dangers of nuclear war – but initially, much of the world didn’t want...

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