In president Obama’s speech in Prague in 2009, he said “, Make no mistake: As long as these weapons exist, the United States will maintain a safe, secure and effective arsenal to deter any adversary and guarantee that defense to our allies.” This remark is about nuclear weapons. In his address, Obama made an obvious objection to nuclear disarmament of just the United States, basically saying that it isn’t practical that we give up our weapons until everyone else does. Nuclear weapons, or “nukes” for short, are either bombs or missiles that explode with nuclear energy, just like the bomb that hit Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. According to the Business Insider, there are nine countries that possess nukes; Russia, the United States, China, the
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Nukes have prevented more major wars and battlefield deaths since World War 2. “Since Aug. 9, 1945, approximately 7 million to 10 million people have died from conflict. Before the introduction of nuclear weapons, two world wars alone led to the deaths of 70 million to 100 million — a difference of a decimal point” (Spalding).So in about a 70 year period 90% less people died in war than in about a 30 year period. Also according to Kenneth Waltz, one of the world’s most respected scholars in international relations, before nukes, the great powers of the world often settled conflict with a full fledged war, but now there are more diplomatic negotiations. But of course, some people argue that a world with nuclear weapons would lead to World War 3. And if the last war was any indication, the US would need a tremendous one up against the enemy in order to prevail again. A big thing in the last World War though, was the unruly civilian deaths. But according to Stratfor Global Intelligence, low yield nuclear weapons exist and if the conflict comes to a stage of requiring nukes, these low yield weapons will solely hit the target and minimize civilian death. It would not be as fatal as Hiroshima. Also, no country wants to initiate a World War 3 like conflict because of the possible outcomes. As long as the US is in possession of nuclear weapons …show more content…
Nukes give the US all of its power in the modern era. Nuclear disarmament will lead to the deterioration of the United States. Since the non-nuclear age, there have been less casualties in conflict and no major global-impacting wars. Some might believe that nuclear weapons will lead to the undoing of the United States, but I strongly believe that with them, we will continue to be the world’s leading superpower. If you care about our country’s well-being then you should care about how nuclear weapons will keep America safe from the
Nukes have prevented more major wars and battlefield deaths since World War 2. “Since Aug. 9, 1945, approximately 7 million to 10 million people have died from conflict. Before the introduction of nuclear weapons, two world wars alone led to the deaths of 70 million to 100 million — a difference of a decimal point” (Spalding).So in about a 70 year period 90% less people died in war than in about a 30 year period. Also according to Kenneth Waltz, one of the world’s most respected scholars in international relations, before nukes, the great powers of the world often settled conflict with a full fledged war, but now there are more diplomatic negotiations. But of course, some people argue that a world with nuclear weapons would lead to World War 3. And if the last war was any indication, the US would need a tremendous one up against the enemy in order to prevail again. A big thing in the last World War though, was the unruly civilian deaths. But according to Stratfor Global Intelligence, low yield nuclear weapons exist and if the conflict comes to a stage of requiring nukes, these low yield weapons will solely hit the target and minimize civilian death. It would not be as fatal as Hiroshima. Also, no country wants to initiate a World War 3 like conflict because of the possible outcomes. As long as the US is in possession of nuclear weapons …show more content…
Nukes give the US all of its power in the modern era. Nuclear disarmament will lead to the deterioration of the United States. Since the non-nuclear age, there have been less casualties in conflict and no major global-impacting wars. Some might believe that nuclear weapons will lead to the undoing of the United States, but I strongly believe that with them, we will continue to be the world’s leading superpower. If you care about our country’s well-being then you should care about how nuclear weapons will keep America safe from the