No Obama apology for A-bomb on Hiroshima

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(FILES) This file photo taken on May 05, 2016 shows US President Barack Obama speaking about the economy in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. Barack Obama will become the first US president to visit atomic bomb-struck Hiroshima during a trip to Hiroshima later this month, the White House said May 11, 2016. "The President will make an historic visit to Hiroshima with Prime Minister (Shinzo) Abe to highlight his continued commitment to pursuing the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons," said spokesman Josh Earnest. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEB
 This file photo taken on May 5 shows US President Barack Obama speaking about the economy in the Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, DC. (AFP/Saul Loeb)

Tokyo, Japan (AFP)–United States President Barack Obama will not apologize for the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on his landmark visit this week, he told Japanese public broadcaster NHK in an interview.

Asked if an apology would be included in remarks he plans to make there, he said: “No, because I think that it’s important to recognize that in the midst of war, leaders make all kinds of decisions.”

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