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In today’s society people must consider the possible devastation a major war could bring to the world and society as a whole. Throughout history the US has successfully avenged threats made to our nation, homes, and citizens but, what if the menace becomes mass destruction? According to Johan Galtung, the author of On the Social and Cultural Implications of Nuclear War, a war with such ambivalent outcomes would produce a more broken world, stating, “We live already, to a large extent, in a world of wounded nations, wounded by insults suffered in the past or at least perceived as such. A nuclear attack would add to the insults, deepening old traumas, imprinting nations with the new ones,” (Galtung). The government has made the nation aware of weapons of mass destruction and the possibility of a nuclear war for many years, and it is still one of the major topics brought up today. As a society we are unable to control the weapons themselves but, we face the menace of a nuclear war and situations like Hiroshima on our homeland. Analyzing situations from the past that contained the threat of nuclear peril can enlighten today’s society to possible solutions for this problem, while current situations like the possible conquest of Kim Jong Un exposes the weakness of how unprepared the US is for a nuclear war. Using the past, the three sociological perspectives, and understanding the possibility of a war in the future, analysis of the problems a

Alas, Babylon is a warning to today’s society about what will happen if nuclear warfare ever takes place. This occurrence is closer

An apocalypse brings destruction and ruin to all humanity, but no catastrophe ends civilization as fast as the disaster in Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel. A worldwide pandemic, the Georgia Flu, wipes out 99% of the global population. The deadly virus replaced the world with a dystopian land. In this dystopia, the world suddenly transforms, and although few survivors over the years have attempted to rebuild the lost civilization, the past and a mysterious prophet follows them. At the beginning of the world’s ending, one man, Jeevan, witnessed the change in society’s behavior. Services that were available pre-collapse vanished, and life suddenly became a free-for-all. For the survivors over the years, some people wanted to reminisce

As the arms race builds in the world the threat of nuclear warfare grows and grows everyday. There could be a new Cold War on the horizon, but not between the United States and Russia. Many countries that never had nuclear technology in the past are now attaining the knowledge and resources that they need to build up their arsenal. A perfect example of this is the situation between India and Pakistan. These two countries have been fighting each other for many years. Recently, each gained nuclear technology for warheads. Now, instead of just fighting and arguing with each other, they have nuclear warheads aimed at each other. Any day the conflict could grow out of control, and the two neighbors could both end up as the world did in "There Will Come Soft Rains."

In John Hersey’s historical monograph, Hiroshima, Hersey tells the graphic and horrifying accounts of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima by the United States. In desperation for World War II to end, the United States began working on a plan to invade the Japanese islands. The United States spent three years developing the atomic bomb, a weapon that would have the power to completely obliterate a city. Hersey retells the atrocities of that day through the eyes of a few “lucky” survivors. Through his use of eyewitness accounts and meaningful characterizations, Hersey provides the reader with the sense of chaos and shock felt by the survivors of this great tragedy.

Living through a nuclear explosion can be one of the scariest things to happen, because the trauma is carried with people throughout the rest of their lives, making daily tasks difficult. In the short story “Grace Period” by Will Baker, a man experienced the trauma of living through the beginning effects of a nuclear explosion. There are many clues that identify what is happening to the man in the story and what will happen to him; although nuclear bombs, and weapons are a horrifying subject, it is important to address and know what is happened around the world and what is happening at the moment in some countries. The article “Nuclear Weapon Effects” helps understand the stages of a nuclear bomb, and the clues that one could have been dropped, it is useful to know what the stages because if not it could be difficult to comprehend what is happening in the story.

In “The Road” by Cormac McCarthy and “The Pripyat” by Liubov Sirota both authors talk about the horrific aftermath of a nuclear event. In both of these texts these disasters are caused by human beings. Although “The Road” is a fictional novel and “The Pripyat” is about a real life event they both share a common theme of nuclear disaster.

The citizens of Hiroshima, Japan awoke on August 6, 1945 to a seemingly normal, bustling day within the city. However, sirens blasted throughout the streets at seven in the morning, provoking citizens to take shelter within their safe spots. The world was at war and the threat of the enemy could have closed in at any minute. A wave of relief washed over their souls when the all-clear signal rang over the intercoms. However, they knew little about what was in store for their futures. An hour and fifteen minutes later, a tremendous flash of lightning covered the city and instantaneously blinded people. The flame of light shone brighter than the sun, leaving the city covered in white ash with shadows of figures painting the grounds. The United States had just attacked the city of Hiroshima with the deadliest weapon known in warfare and one that had never been used in combat throughout all of history: the atomic bomb. The use of the atomic bomb not only changed warfare for the rest of time, but also changed the lives of both Japanese and American citizens for decades to come.

The book Hiroshima by John Hersey is a heart-wrenching depiction of the bombings that occurred on August 6, 1945 in Hiroshima, Japan. The United States Army decimated the city of with a bomb of devastating power; from having a population of 250,000, the bomb killed nearly 100,000 people and injured 100,000 more. In the books original edition, Hersey shadowed the lives of six survivors from the moment the bomb dropped until a few months after. There were two doctors, Dr. Terufumi Sasak and Dr. Masakazu Fujii, two women, Toshiko Sasaki and Mrs. Hatsuyo Nakamura, and two religious men Father Wilhelm Kleinsorge and Reverend Mr. Kiyoshi Tanimoto. In 1985, Hersey submitted a postscript that now forms the book’s fifth chapter. The last chapter

During the time of nuclear weapons, the USSR or the Soviet Union, was developing into such a considerable power that the rest of the world couldn’t help but feel highly anxious. In Frank’s novel, his character’s exemplify this quite literally. In the early chapters of this novel, one character named Mark Bragg warns his brother Randy Bragg that a nuclear war is so nearby that it could happen by morning. Overcome by paranoia, Mark sends his entire family (wife Helen, children Ben and

Nuclear weaponry has quite an extensive past. These weapons of mass destruction were introduced in World War 2 with the bombings of two major cities in Japan as a method to end the war. Then, in the 1960s, these WMD’s acted as a key part of the Cuban Crisis, which almost led to an entire war between the Soviet Union and America. Recently, the militaristic country of North Korea has started displaying threats to the United States, once again with nukes. This recent event (that’s still happening), along with past occurrences once again makes the world fear for its own life.

Hiroshima. By John Hershey (New York: Basic Books, 1946) vii-133pp. Reviewed by E. Kumuyi, September 8, 2015

Explosion Fire Burning Pain Suffering dret catastrophe devastation. This was hiroshima, the day the first catastrophe of a bomb was dropped on a city. Creating unimaginable horrors. The novel hiroshima shows us that when we get knocked down that we will only prevail stronger, and smarter. Even in disastrous events such as hiroshima, the attack of the twin towers, it shows that even in the face of despair, there is always hope.

The number of countries with nuclear weapons could more than double in the next few years unless the major powers take serious steps towards disarmament. If the United States used dominance over other states to intimidate with their large military it would more then likely scare a few away from the use of nuclear weapons.

Tomorrow never looked so bleak. As nations across the world expand their stockpiles of nuclear weapons, the government propaganda machines keep us blind and deaf. As the number of weapons increase so does the tension between nations. Decreasing nuclear stockpiles could be the first step towards worlds peace, it could stop the end of civilization, and their detonation can permanently change the environment.