The Dangers Of Nuclear Bombs

If nuclear weapons are used in war sustainable life on this planet will be ended. Nuclear Weapons have only been used a few times in the history of this earth. The few times nuclear weapons were used the amount of damaged they caused was devastating. The first country to use nuclear weapons was the United States during World War II. On August 6, 1945 an atomic bomb nicknamed “Little Boy” was dropped on Hiroshima killing between 90,000 and 166,000. Then on August 6th, 1945 the second atomic bomb nicknamed “Fat Man” was dropped on Nagasaki killing 60,000 – 80,000 people. These statistics show how devastating nuclear weapons were when they were used and how they can be if they are used again. This paper will examine the Dangerous effects of

Nuclear weapons have been a present factor in my lifetime, and in WWII the bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki caused thousands of deaths. Nuclear weapons are the most destructive, inhumane weapons ever created. Both in the scale of the devastation that they cause, and in their uniquely persistent, genetically damaging radioactive fallout, they are not like any other weapon. A single nuclear bomb detonated over a city could kill millions of people. The use of tens or hundreds of nukes would disrupt the world's climate, causing lots of famine.(Arguments for nuclear abolition)

Whenever you think of bombs used in warfare, you always will think of the atomic bomb. The atomic bomb was created by scientists participating in the Manhattan Project, something so secret that President Truman was not aware of it until he took office after President Roosevelt’s unfortunate death. In addition, the bomb itself was made of uranium and weighed over 4-5 tons. Creating devastation and disorder, the atomic bomb killed over 200,000 people and many of them instantly. The rest died slowly to radiation exposure. Bombing Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the atomic bomb killed 90% of the population immediately. Accordingly, these bombs were monsters.

In 1945, the first nuclear bomb was deployed over Hiroshima, Japan claiming 90,000 lives. According to “Nuclear Darkness”, that bomb contained only 15,000 tons of TNT, whereas a modern day nuclear weapon contains 20,000,000 tons. If a modern day nuclear bomb was deployed, the results would be catastrophic. According to “Nuclear Arsenals”, there are approximately 15,000 nuclear warheads in the world. That equals roughly 300,000,000,000 tons of TNT. In the event of a nuclear war, life as we know it would cease to exist. The two

As a Japanese citizen, I would think that an atomic bomb would be very dangerous for other citizens because of the very harmful and toxic chemicals in it. The usage of an atomic bomb can also hurt the environment in the long run and can cause sickness. Which would hurt our economy in a big way because the amount of sick people. If this atomic bomb does end up being used imagine all the innocent lives being lost keep that in mind and all the children that never get to see their

Approximately 226,000 people died in the use of both atomic bombs and half of those deaths occurred on the first day that the bomb was used. The devastating effect of the bomb caused two sides on the decision to use this powerful weapon. Those who were supporters, and those who were opposers. Both sides have had their reasons for the stances they use. The people involved in the event and the historians that write about such event shape the decision about using the atomic bomb.

If the USA continue building atomic bombs then other countries could potentially take it as a threat and bomb America. Since the USA has elected to continue building. Over the years many countries have gotten the atomic bomb,ACA(Arms Control Association) states in the visual representation:“United Kingdom-215, France-300, Israel-80, Pakistan-140, Russia-7,000, China-260, India-110, North Korea-10”. These statistics are very risky. Some of these countries have been our enemy in one point of time. These combined equal to 8,115 bombs.

There are currently an estimated 15,000 nuclear warheads on the planet, the United States has 6,800, Russia has 7,000, the United Kingdom has 215, France has 300, China has 260, India has between 110-120, Pakistan has between 120-130, Israel has 80 and North Korea has less than 10. Too most the biggest concern countries in this list are North Korean and Pakistan, however any one of these countries could elect a leader (or be taken over) by a government that is not hesitant to use nuclear bombs to solve problems. The United States and Russia could “ignite” into another cold or hot war. Israel could decide it needs to use its nuclear warheads to defend itself from its neighbors. Even France could be fed up of all the World War 2 surrender jokes and decide to retaliate. Obviously, some of those situations are far and wide distant worries, but when a nuclear warhead has the power to completely decimate a city and its surrounding areas, even the most far-fetched situations should be considered. However, there are some countries that do drive legitimate worries about potentially using their nuclear warheads aggressively and those are the countries that should be given hard concern. The cold war offered stability between the U.S.A. And the

The Nuclear bomb, the most feared weapon in the world. A weapon that has the power to wipe out a whole state let alone a large chunk of earth. On the 6th of August, 1945 an American bomber dropped the first ever atomic bomb wiping out over 90 percent of Hiroshima and instantly killing over 80,000 people. (Yavenditti, 1974) At the time the bomb hit only one state had nuclear weapon capability, this state was The United States of America. Since 2010, the world has nine states with nuclear weapons Russia, United States, France, United Kingdom, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and lastly the most recent addition North Korea. (Norris and Kristensen, 2010) The spread of nuclear weapons has created a constant debate. Some have argued the world is safer

Wars are horrible situations to be in because wars destroy people’s economic, living, and families. This can be seen during World War Two when Japan wanted the island of Hawaii to be their own island, and they wanted to claim it from the u.s.a. This is what lead to the war and it was also what further on had lead to the atomic bombs. If the United States had not dropped the atomic bomb, the Japanese wouldn't turn into a colony of the U.S. America had been preparing to invade Japan for a long time and they wanted to take over when the atomic bomb became available as soon as possible. They decided this would be a better option to limit the amount of American lives that would have been lost if they invaded. The United States and Japan had not predicted the aftermath of the bombing that led to massive loss of lives. However, the bombing has made Japan realize that they do not have supreme power over the U.S. The Japanese were thought to surrender or to give up due to massive side attacks of

Nuclear Weapons are created to kill hundreds of thousands of people! During the end of World War 2, the United States detonated a nuclear on Japan twice. The first attack was on August 6, 1945, and the second attack was three days later on August 9, 1945. The two bombings killed about 129,000 civilians and military staff. Thats

Although I have done many things and failed at most of them, the night the bombs went off I surprised myself.

Radiation from nuclear bombs releases radiation that is very harmful and has many weird effects to people and the environment. Radiation is defined as the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles that cause ionization. Beside shock, blast, and heat a nuclear bomb generates this high intensity radiation. This radiation has basically two different kinds, electromagnetic and particulate, and is emitted not only at the time of the detonation, which is called initial radiation, but also for long periods of time afterward called residual radiation. This means bombs are extremely dangerous and should not be taken lightly.

Although many scientists regret making the bomb, the U.S. used to cause death and destruction. When the weapon was made, Great Britain and the United States gathered together to see where they would drop the bomb, which caused a great deal of fighting. (Gonzales 86) The atomic bomb remained safely in an old barn, where the scientists could assemble it and drop it on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The United States chose to bomb Hiroshima because it was vital to Japan's war effort. (Gonzales 89) “On August 6, the Glory Boys of the 509th were finally called into action.” (Gonzales 90) Inside the 509th there stayed 12 scientists in the plane, who continued completing the partially finished bomb because if something went wrong in the plane,the Tinian

Nuclear weapons are the most dangerous weapons on earth. One can demolish a whole city, potentially killing millions, and exposed the natural environment and lives of future generations through its long-term catastrophic effects. According to the UNODA- United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (2011), “Although nuclear weapons have only been used twice in warfare- in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945-about 22,000 reportedly remains in our world today and there have been over 2,000 nuclear tests conducted to date.” Nuclear weapons have been viewed as a threat to peace by world leaders. There have been debates of whether to let Iran and North Korea acquire nuclear weapons, leaders all around the world along with Liberals believe that it is a threat to peace and should limit the spread whereas neo realist have another belief that nuclear weapon can make the world a peaceful place. Because states would fear to attack each other. For example the Cuban missile crisis in 1962 and cold war- there were only threats and war did not happen because of nuclear deterrence. The Cuban missile crisis has frequently been portrayed as the only time where the world stood in the point of nuclear war between the superpowers. This is an example of how nuclear weapons were used to threaten the rival. Another examples would be that of India and Pakistan before they acquire nuclear weapon , they fought three bloody wars after having their independence but since 1998, after acquiring