Nuclear Apocalypse Analysis

In the article “Is Nuclear Armageddon More Likely than Ever,” I found the passage “Could terrorists acquire a nuke,” very interesting. After reading this passage, I feel very concerned for the U.S safety. There are many known possibilities that terrorists could use nuclear weapons on the U.S. Thankfully, there are agencies in place to control and monitor Uranium and other explosives. The International Atomic Energy Agency is an agency that makes sure that nuclear weapons are not used for military purposes. According to the passage, “The International Atomic Energy Agency catalogued 2,200 attempts to steal or smuggle uranium.” Could these be attempts of ISIS?

While Nuclear energy may have been beneficial to the American government and its citizens in some ways, it reshaped the way Americans and the United States Government thought of the role of citizens in Nuclear America. Americans could not rely on their government to keep them safe anymore and the government, through misguided attempts at preserving and improving the citizens’ lives, were putting those very lives at risk.

With many nations around the world currently spending a great deal of capital on their military, it is evident that an arms race is recurring once again in history. This being the 21st century, many countries are becoming heavily focused on nuclear weapons more than anything else. The question is why is an arms race building up in the first place. One reason could be because of the international competition between nations. While this may be a general reasoning, different nations ostensibly have their own motives. However, one compelling factor regarding this is that it can generate an international conflict, a statement that is also addressed in the article "Is Nuclear Armageddon More Likely than Ever?" (by The Week Staff).

Since its primary colonization by the British during the 1600’s, America has struggled with the concept of freedom. Some people came for political or religious freedom and others were brought and servants and fought for freedom. (Wallach 2010). In the 1700’s colonists openly sought to sever their ties with England and to govern themselves. July 4, 1776 the Declaration of Independence showed the world that America was free from someone else’s rule. As a result, democracy spread around the world as a government by the people, for the people, with America at its forefront as a world rolemodel and superpower.

Instate violence has decreased in recent decades when it comes to nuclear war, but small arms war is still wide spread. More "wars" have had the use of guns than the use of nuclear weapons. More people have been killed in "wars" because of guns than because of nuclear weapons. However, more people can be killed in an instant by nuclear weapons whereas when you use a gun, more people can be killed in a span of a few months. It is also easier and cheaper to get a gun than it is to make and use a nuclear weapon. Terrorists are scary with a gun or a box-cutter, but imagining ISIS or Al Qaeda with a nuclear weapon would cause the utmost terror across America.

Scenario #1: The atomic bomb whether to use it on Japan killing many innocent people without having to send a lot of men there or sacrifice ally lives to defeat the undying enemy. The decision takes place in the government offices where the main character makes the choice.

Blackwell acknowledges the debate between the credibility of nuclear deterrence and argues the change in the logic of deterrence in current situations from the one in the Cold War. He provides data that explains the trend of the reduction of US nuclear weapons, which is , he argues, continually changing the circumstances in nuclear deterrence.

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown” (H.P. Lovecraft). There is a common phenomenon that humans tend to fear the unknown. This occurrence is human instinct. Humans like to know what, when, and why something happens. Often this fear drives everyday lives. Technology is a major unknown. Self-driving cars are an astounding invention; however, The thought of being in one is terrifying. No one can fully understand the depths of technology because it is constantly evolving, and that is scary. In Spencer R. Weart’s work, The Rise of Nuclear fear, He discusses the need for trust in the officials who control these unknowns. Without trust, fear will only rise. This is

Nuclear bombs are fatal weapons engendering explosions that produce fireballs, shockwaves, and intense radiation and later causing a mushroom cloud to form. The mushroom cloud forms from vaporized debris and disperses that fall on earth causing environmental damage. As stated in the article published by Encyclopedia Britannica and written by Thomas B. Cochran, a consultant to the Natural Resources Defense Council, “In the explosion in Hiroshima...convection currents created by the explosion drew dust and other debris into the air, creating the mushroom-shaped cloud...radioactive debris was carried by winds high into the atmosphere, later to settle to Earth as radioactive fallout” (Cochran, 2016, p. 1). The detonation of nuclear bombs instills

Many people around the world view acts of terrorism as works of individuals not countries. But on August 14, 1945 the United States launched two atomic bombs that killed hundreds of thousands of civilians in Japan. The question at hand is if the usage of such devastating atomic bombs necessary. Over the years historians have argued whether or not the usage of the bombs was necessary, and if it was ethical (Kriger 1).

The occurrence of the explosion was a direct effect of Cold War isolation and the subsequent lack of safety regulations. From its beginning the Soviet nuclear effort, primarily focused on making an atomic bomb, was done with complete disregard for human life. Run by skilled, determined and callous managers, the nuclear industry did not take human life into account if such concerns did not serve the task at hand. And, like many of the Soviet’s projects, the emerging nuclear industry was covered in secrecy, with little to no information of what was going on made public. This was mainly due to the fact they wanted to conceal any plans from their enemies, such as the United States. The Soviet government also wanted to control the scientists and

What would happen if the most powerful countries in the world started a nuclear war? In society, many people will agree that nuclear bombs are a threat to humankind and the all life on Earth. To this day, several countries still have nuclear bombs and weapons. This can affect the world because countries with nuclear weapons have even threatened to use these against other countries, which could start a third, more deadly, world war.

Environmental problems - climate disruption and global famine - is another bad consequence of utilization of nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are not just powerful enough to destroy human beings, they are also potent enough to terminate the Earth. To confirm this, the article “Nuclear Famine” states that a regional nuclear war with 100 Hiroshima-sized weapons involved would devastate the global climate and agricultural production, which may push two billion people’s lives in danger. (International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War, 2013) Also, Michael J. Mills, Owen B. Toon, Julia Lee- Taylor, and Alan Robock acknowledge another evidence to confirm this. A war with 100 nuclear weapons may increase UV radiation by 80 percent because

Many critics argue that due to the Three Mile Island nuclear incident that occurred March 28, 1979, in Pennsylvania resulted in a reactor meltdown, with no casualties due to a combination of equipment failure and a lack of operators understanding what to do to a faulty reactor. This incident has put the majority public to have safety concerns over not only the operators working in the plants but also the civilians in the surrounding area. Yet since the accident, the United States formed the National Academy for Nuclear Training to improve training the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations which reviews and accredits nuclear utilities’ training programs for all key positions at each plant. In addition, nuclear energy plants have proven the ability to produce clean electricity without greenhouse gas emissions and the reliability due to its increased efficiency and increased power output.

One of the foremost growing concerns in the modern globalized world is the increasing rate of nuclear proliferation. Coupled with the burgeoning number of nuclear devices is the threat of a terrorist possibly obtaining a weapon of such magnitude. While one could argue that the rising number of states with nuclear capability is a disturbing prospect, particularly as many pursue such capabilities without the approval of the “traditional” nuclear powers, terrorists in possession of nuclear arms presents the most horrific outlook concerning nuclear proliferation. Terrorist groups, unlike states, are not organized governmental bodies, which complicates any means of formalized diplomacy or negotiation. Furthermore, unlike as compared to a