On Tuesday 4th August 2015 I visited the Hiroshima Memorial Park for A-Bomb Victims as part of the Peace program for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. The day started with a walk through the museum followed by walking around the park and to finish some readings of poems that were written by survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings. Throughout the park there are memorials and reminders of what devastation had occurred in Hiroshima and the memorials were not just for the victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki but for all places around the world that has endured suffering due to the devastation of nuclear bombs. I learnt just how devastating nuclear bombs are. People always joke about it, but until you see it you don't understand just how bad it is. One minute a city is thriving, children are playing on the street and people are on their way to work, and the next minute… nothing but a flash of light, soaring heat and a mushroom cloud. As a result of the bombing of Hiroshima, by the end of 1945 40% of the population had perished. Seeing both photos and actual rubble from the blast shows just how destructive nuclear bombs can be. Glass jars melted together, steel bridges warped, concrete warped and people vaporized with their shadows burned into the concrete, it was surreal. Walking through the museum there was an eerie silence as everyone took in what was around them. Hiroshima was not the only city in Japan to be bombed, Nagasaki was also a victim of nuclear war. There were another 2 bombs ready to be dropped but they fortunately were never used. I signed a petition for the disarmament of nuclear weapons. I have discussed with people about what I have experienced and felt. Upon returning to Australia I have given some presentations and speeches to several groups of varying ages. The first of which was the at the 2015 Scouts SA Gilwell Reunion Dinner, second was at the National Youth Council Spring Conference and third was to the South Australian Branch Rover Council. Throughout the presentations everyone was shocked with what had happened and the long standing reminders remain for all to experience. This disaster should not just reflect nuclear war but war in general as they say, the pen is mightier than the sword, so let's just hope that it can stay this way. The only way for change is for people to talk about it. The effects of war in the past and just how destructive, irreversible and life-changing it can be are the only way that the pen will become mightier than the sword and the mission for world peace will be complete.