The Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, both sites of nuclear bombings in World War II, are vying to host the 2020 Summer Olympic Games. Though several hundred miles apart, the two “atomic cities” are hopeful they can combine resources to simultaneously host the event.

“It would be the first nuclear Olympics,” boasted Hiroshima mayor Tadatoshi Akiba. “Hey, why not?”

Word has it that if the Japanese cities are selected, the United States and Russia will each send several thousand athletes, while France, Great Britain and China will send a few hundred each. Israel has refused to confirm whether or not it has athletes to send to the games, but it is widely believed that if they do, the athletes will be American in origin. India and Pakistan will each send a few dozen athletes, but they will only compete against each other. New Zealand has stated that it will refuse to participate in the games altogether. Iran and North Korea hope to have athletes ready to drop in by then, despite protests from several of the Olympic committee members.

The International Olympic Committee has not formally commented on the cities’ proposal, other than to state that “it could mushroom into a good idea.”