Washington, August 8 (RHC)-- Anti-nuclear cyclists have picketed outside the White House, in Washington DC to commemorate the 71st anniversary of the U.S. nuclear bombing of Hiroshima. Some survivors of the Hiroshima bombing also participated in the protest over the weekend. Protesters were wearing t-shirts that read "Bike around the Bomb."

Stephen Miles, Director of Win Without War, a national leader in the fight to promote a more progressive national security strategy, told reporters: "71 years ago, we saw far too many lives in a moment of destruction that we can never allow to happen again. Around the world there are 15,000 bombs, each far stronger than the one dropped on Hiroshima 71 years ago."

One Hiroshima bombing survivor said: "Ban all nuclear weapons or have a nice doomsday."

August 6 marks the world’s first nuclear bombing that killed more than 140,000 people. It was followed by another U.S. atomic bombing on the port city of Nagasaki three days later, instantly killing about 73,000 people.