The Dangers of Nuclear Modernization
Many people know how dangerous nuclear weapons are; Bombs that are capable of destroying an entire country that are being developed and modernized for destruction. In Eric Schlosser’s article, Today’s Nuclear Crisis, gives an overview about the world’s nuclear crisis. Unknown to the public, the development of the modernization of nuclear weapons is in full effect. Schlosser argues that nuclear landscaping is a worldwide issue, and it is very dangerous that it is being kept from the eye of the public. The article shows how dangerous the issue of nuclear landscaping is. Based on Schlosser’s article, nuclear weapons are dangerous machinery that should not be kept from public consciousness. The public should …show more content…
He begins to prove this point by giving example of the various countries that possess nuclear weapons and are continuing modernize them. The US, being the endorser for the abolishment, has a modernization program that will develop to cost one trillion dollars for the next 30 years. Moreover, Russia, China, North Korea and many more countries are also continuing to develop their machinery. Russia and North Korea boosted the size of their nuclear arsenal by stating how they can turn the USA into “radioactive dust”. Therefore, nuclear weapons are also seen as a symbol of national …show more content…
Although the article was seven pages, it was easy to get through. While reading, the amount of information provided proved how dangerous the weapons are, and further convinced me that nuclear weapons should be illegal. Emphasized throughout the paper, the public has forgotten how dangerous these weapons are since the Atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Therefore, keeping these weapons hidden from the public is not a good idea. Having these weapons of mass destruction hiding in plain site allows society to become comfortable with the idea that there is nothing to worry about. Continuing, Schlosser provides wide range of evidence to portray the dangerousness of the weapons. The amount of countries that possess nuclear weapons is a scary. From Pakistan to France, to Israel, the amount of countries that develop these weapons shows just how dangerous these weapons are. Moreover, Schlosser made a good point about how nuclear weapons are made by humans, therefore, they are imperfect. This was a good point because since we are human beings, we are not perfect. Therefore, there are bound to be glitches and at one point it might seem perfect, but, there’s always a 1% chance that something could go wrong. The amount of close calls that Schlosser provided as a evidence showed how lucky we are that nothing live changing has happened over any accidents that have occurred over negligence. Furthermore, the
Many people know how dangerous nuclear weapons are; Bombs that are capable of destroying an entire country that are being developed and modernized for destruction. In Eric Schlosser’s article, Today’s Nuclear Crisis, gives an overview about the world’s nuclear crisis. Unknown to the public, the development of the modernization of nuclear weapons is in full effect. Schlosser argues that nuclear landscaping is a worldwide issue, and it is very dangerous that it is being kept from the eye of the public. The article shows how dangerous the issue of nuclear landscaping is. Based on Schlosser’s article, nuclear weapons are dangerous machinery that should not be kept from public consciousness. The public should …show more content…
He begins to prove this point by giving example of the various countries that possess nuclear weapons and are continuing modernize them. The US, being the endorser for the abolishment, has a modernization program that will develop to cost one trillion dollars for the next 30 years. Moreover, Russia, China, North Korea and many more countries are also continuing to develop their machinery. Russia and North Korea boosted the size of their nuclear arsenal by stating how they can turn the USA into “radioactive dust”. Therefore, nuclear weapons are also seen as a symbol of national …show more content…
Although the article was seven pages, it was easy to get through. While reading, the amount of information provided proved how dangerous the weapons are, and further convinced me that nuclear weapons should be illegal. Emphasized throughout the paper, the public has forgotten how dangerous these weapons are since the Atomic bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Therefore, keeping these weapons hidden from the public is not a good idea. Having these weapons of mass destruction hiding in plain site allows society to become comfortable with the idea that there is nothing to worry about. Continuing, Schlosser provides wide range of evidence to portray the dangerousness of the weapons. The amount of countries that possess nuclear weapons is a scary. From Pakistan to France, to Israel, the amount of countries that develop these weapons shows just how dangerous these weapons are. Moreover, Schlosser made a good point about how nuclear weapons are made by humans, therefore, they are imperfect. This was a good point because since we are human beings, we are not perfect. Therefore, there are bound to be glitches and at one point it might seem perfect, but, there’s always a 1% chance that something could go wrong. The amount of close calls that Schlosser provided as a evidence showed how lucky we are that nothing live changing has happened over any accidents that have occurred over negligence. Furthermore, the