Gabbard, who recently visited Hiroshima, Japan, reflected on the devastation and "haunting sadness" caused by the atomic bomb dropped during World War II in a post on Tuesday. In the video, she warned that political elite and warmongers are fomenting fear and tension, pushing us closer to "the brink of nuclear annihilation than ever before."

In a video posted on X, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard spoke out against the use of nuclear weapons, saying no one should “live in fear of a nuclear holocaust.” Gabbard said she recently visited Hiroshima,