Essay On Why We Need To Get Rid Of Nuclear Weapons

Whether the use of the atomic bomb on Japan during World War II was justified, we will never know. However, the amount of time spent on discussing the use and effect of the bomb seems to be nonexistent. If they talked about the bomb there was no major argument against using the bomb; with that came mystery because they did not understand the bomb. There were factors that they used as an excuse to use the bomb, but these were in the background and later added to make the argument seem more one-sided, in their favor. Whether the use of the atomic bomb proved helpful or not is up to debate. The atomic bomb changed the world, and given the evidence, the use of the bomb was not talked about in detail except for when and where to use it.

The use of nuclear weaponry, or threat thereof, in a time of war could be a major aspect in the result of the war. It could either further progress the length and casualty occurrence in the war, or it could result in an immediate halt of conflict due to the amount of casualties and catastrophic damage from the bomb. However, just because the use of such weaponry is potentially necessary, does not mean it is ethical. The chaos caused by a nuclear weapon has the potential to scar the lives

The year was 1945. World War II was nearly over. Germany had been defeated and the allied forces were sure to win the war. The only unsure thing was how many lives would be lost in defeating Japan. The United States decided to drop the atomic bomb on August 6, 1945. On that day the Enola Gay dropped "Little Boy" on Hiroshima. Three days later the United States dropped "Fat Boy" on Nagasaki. 240,000 civilians, mostly women and children, lost their lives on these two days. On August 14, 1945 Japan surrendered unconditionally. Was it necessary?

The dropping of the atomic bombs was so devastating because no one saw it coming. Although, the bombs shortened the war the lives of thousands were taken including men, women, and innocent children. The United States did send the Japanese a warning stating what they were going to do, but the citizens refused to pay attention to the warnings.When the bombings took place there were a lot of different arguments that will be discussed in this paper. These events took place on August 6, 1945, and August 9, 1945, and about 225,000 people were killed in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Many individuals have shared their opinions stating why they are for or against the bomb.

Countries have found nuclear weapons to be a very deadly tool that can cause immediate havoc among any nation. Both the desire of wanting to be the detonator of an atomic weapon and the fear of being on the wrong side of one has brought upon other nations the aspiration to create such weapons. According to Brennan Weiss from businessinsider.com, there are now 8 other countries that bear nuclear weapons besides the United States. Moreover, the US does not even carry the most nuclear weapons; but, however, Russia does. The idea to use the deadly devices and weapons back in World War II have swayed other nations into wanting to become just as strong a power the US had portrayed to be in the second world war. The manufacture of nuclear weapons has become an initial part of the army for the 9 countries that acquire them, and still causes worries to countries to this day due to threats of use.

People always wonder if the United States decision to drop the atomic bombs on Japan were the right choice. Even though the bombs killed and injured many people, Japanese civilians and Japanese soldiers. The decision to drop the bombs on Japan was the right thing to do at that time.

On August 6, 1945, the 33rd president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, made the executive decision to drop a 10,000 pound atomic bomb named “Little Boy” on the city of Hiroshima in Japan. Three days later, Truman ordered another atomic bomb, called “Fat Man” to be dropped on another Japanese city, Nagasaki. Each bomb had a blast radius of fifty miles. The decision to utilize these weapons of mass destruction will always be a very controversial topic because of the debated morality of the decision.

World War II caused millions of deaths, civilian and otherwise. The death toll could have been much higher if the atomic bombs were not dropped. The United States made the correct decision to drop the atomic bombs. If the U.S. had not dropped these bombs the war could have carried on for years and taken millions more lives. If an invasion of Japan had taken place it would have likely taken years and millions of soldiers to cause surrender. No one wanted to prolong the war or cause more deaths than necessary, if the bombs had not been dropped history would likely be completely different.

The U.S. dropped an A-Bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945 and another on Nagasaki, Japan 3 days later. The Japanese Army and Government already knew they were going to lose the war, but they didn’t want to surrender immediately because they feared having harsh punishments and reparations like those of the Treaty of Versailles. Sure, there could have been other options that might not have as many deaths, but there is no guarantee that there would be success in ending the war. Historians on the opposing side of this debate say that there were too many Japanese civilian deaths and that the Japanese didn’t kill as many American civilians. This may be true but if the US would have used plan B which could have been a large invasion similar to D-Day, more casualties would have been caused. The U.S. made a great decision to drop the Atomic Bombs to end World War Two.

Was the atomic bomb all about splitting atoms. Was the atomic bomb big or small and where the people affected hardly by the bomb? The atomic bomb was a very hard and long project to build the bomb. The atomic bomb works by nuclear fission between atoms and the people were affected in many ways.

As you can see from Chernobyl, and other places, nuclear explosives are no joke, and could back fire and explode at any moment. With the strength that they are built with, that could be a problem, especially if there are others nearby, which could cause a chain reaction, or total antihalation. The thing is, with more and more nuclear bombs being produced, and the more easy they are becoming to make, people like Isis could get ahold of them, and they could use nuclear bombs as weapons, which is a scary thought. This is why I think nuclear bombs should be left out of wars, and kept on 24 hour super secure lockdown.

Equally important to the safety standards forced upon nuclear engineers, is the prospect of nuclear weapons proliferation as a byproduct of energy production. It has been a topic of debate since the mid-1940s when the first nuclear bombs were being produced for war under the United States Manhattan Project, and since then has received varied attention throughout the years. In its simplest form, there is concern that the same technologies that are being used to produce nuclear power, may also be able to allow access to nuclear weapons in the process. The Nuclear Threat Initiative covers these issues, pointing explicitly to fuel enrichment and reprocessing as the most dangerous. It is believed that high-grade uranium (which is only used in laboratory

“There are armed adversaries of the US with nuclear weapons, including Russia, China and North Korea, with Iran now projected to have sufficient nuclear material for a weapon as early as 2014” ( Huessy, 2013, para. 9). This really emphasizes that the while the threat of terrorist groups using a nuclear weapon may not be probable, other countries are clearly very interested in them. “…North Korea announced in 2003 that it was building a bomb…” (New Internationalist, 2008, para. 19). So the threat of the countries using a nuclear bomb appears to be much more likely than that of a terrorist groups, even though a terrorist group has tried to acquire them, as the “…apocalyptic nature…” of a nuclear device appeals to extremists (IHS.Com, 2005, para. 14). Between 1993 and 2008, there have been 421 incidents of either theft of loss of radioactive or nuclear materials, and 2 terrorist groups

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

The idea of public health is to promote a safe environment to protect the health of the population. Science has allowed doctors, scientists, and governments to improve the idea of public health but it has also caused a new set of problems. The expansion of science has generated a new form of weapons in warfare. The ideas of what scientists back then would believe to be impossible have now been achieved. Technology is one of the main reasons for allowing us to advance in research and inventions. As the research and discoveries expanded our knowledge and understanding, it also provided governments and scientists the discovery of a new type of weapon called nuclear weapons. Nuclear Weapons are the use of chemicals or biological agents to conduct harm to many at a time. There are a few types of nuclear weapons, but the most common are biological and chemical weapons. Nuclear weapons cause an inhumane suffering on those inflicted upon it. An article published by the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs states, “Nuclear weapons are the most dangerous weapons on earth… One can destroy a whole city, potentially killing millions”.The damage that nuclear weapons can cause is irreversible, these attacks will have a long-term effect on the victims and the environment.