Nuclear Weapons: The Controversy
Nuclear weapons have been around for quite some time. There have often been debates on whether they should be outlawed or not. Many cons on nuclear weapons outweigh the pros some may argue. Some of these cons include costs, damage to humanity, the environment we live in, and possible miscommunications that may occur between countries. Too many negatives follow in the footsteps of nuclear weapons; therefore, nuclear weapons should be outlawed. The abolition of nuclear weapons is urgent for humankind. Any use of nuclear weapons in the modern day would have catastrophic consequences because of the advances in nuclear technology. According to the article, “Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-First Century,” America has made nuclear missiles that are able to hit the intended target with precision accuracy, and travel thousands of meters per second. …show more content…
Our government and society needs to be reminded of how damaging they can be to the world we live in. It takes away from our resources such as money and food. It can also cause severe damage to people and so easily with any little mistake made. Therefore, nuclear weapons should be outlawed.
Work Citied
Bridges, Mindy. "Weapons to Wildlife." State Legislatures, 43.3, (2017), 9-13. Print.
EBSCOhost
Cirincione, Joseph. Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late. Columbia
University Press, 2013. EBSCOhost. 3 May 2017.
Roberts, Brad. The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21St Century. Stanford Security
Studies, 2015. EBSCOhost. 3 May 2017. Younger, Stephen. “Nuclear weapons in the twenty first century.” Associate Laboratory Director of Nuclear Weapons. Los Alamos National Laboratory. June. 2000. Web. 03 May.
2017.
“Spending on nuclear weapons.” Chart. ICAN. International campaign to abolish
Nuclear weapons have been around for quite some time. There have often been debates on whether they should be outlawed or not. Many cons on nuclear weapons outweigh the pros some may argue. Some of these cons include costs, damage to humanity, the environment we live in, and possible miscommunications that may occur between countries. Too many negatives follow in the footsteps of nuclear weapons; therefore, nuclear weapons should be outlawed. The abolition of nuclear weapons is urgent for humankind. Any use of nuclear weapons in the modern day would have catastrophic consequences because of the advances in nuclear technology. According to the article, “Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-First Century,” America has made nuclear missiles that are able to hit the intended target with precision accuracy, and travel thousands of meters per second. …show more content…
Our government and society needs to be reminded of how damaging they can be to the world we live in. It takes away from our resources such as money and food. It can also cause severe damage to people and so easily with any little mistake made. Therefore, nuclear weapons should be outlawed.
Work Citied
Bridges, Mindy. "Weapons to Wildlife." State Legislatures, 43.3, (2017), 9-13. Print.
EBSCOhost
Cirincione, Joseph. Nuclear Nightmares: Securing the World Before It Is Too Late. Columbia
University Press, 2013. EBSCOhost. 3 May 2017.
Roberts, Brad. The Case for U.S. Nuclear Weapons in the 21St Century. Stanford Security
Studies, 2015. EBSCOhost. 3 May 2017. Younger, Stephen. “Nuclear weapons in the twenty first century.” Associate Laboratory Director of Nuclear Weapons. Los Alamos National Laboratory. June. 2000. Web. 03 May.
2017.
“Spending on nuclear weapons.” Chart. ICAN. International campaign to abolish