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The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki drastically altered international politics by changing the scope and consequences of international warfare, as well as causing a widespread hysteria over the use of nuclear warfare that led to conflicts such as the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. On August 6, 1945, the world was changed forever. On that fateful day the United States plunged the world into the chaos of nuclear warfare by dropping the first nuclear bomb in world…

Mexico, Great Britain, Japan, and Russia. If found guilty of this wrongdoing, fines for violation are given, and furthermore can be charged with a felony, depending on the situation. Atomic Energy Act - (1946) Established by the Atomic Energy Commission, the Atomic Energy Act promotes “utilization of atomic energy for peaceful purposes and to maximize security with the health and safety of the public.” Nuclear weapon development and nuclear power would…

Chernobyl Though there are many different sources of energy in the world, including petroleum and coal, one of the most dangerous is nuclear energy, which harnesses the power of the atom. Though nuclear power does not emit as many harmful chemicals as coal does, it has the potential to make large areas of land inhospitable for hundreds of years, depending on the time of element used in the core. There are several different ways of harnessing nuclear energy, and different countries tend to lean…

President Truman moved into office and was informed of the Manhattan project’s success; America now had the first atomic bombs. While American soldiers and civilians were weary from four years of war, the Japanese military was unwilling to give up their fight. This left President Truman with as he said, “The most difficult decision of my life.” On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb, named ‘Little Boy’, was dropped on Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later ‘Fat Man’ devastated the city of…

International law is mainly known for all the consisted rules and principles governing the relations and dealings of different nations with each other. For international law, there has never been a particular area or governing body so mainly their laws have varied which govern and impacted deals with the legal interactions between different nations, their governments and organizations included their rights and responsibilities in deals they make with other nations. International Law contains the…

rapid acceleration means large scale environmentally friendly energy is needed sooner rather than later (The Guardian). Fusion energy will be a future energy source, with the ITER machine under construction based on the ‘Tokamak’ concept of magnetic confinement. ITER is predicted to start operating in 2019, with electricity generation to follow thirty-forty years later (ITER). In a fusion reaction, energy is released when two light atomic nuclei are fused together to form one heavier atom.…

recycling efforts of this waste product in recent years, storing the byproduct can lead to contamination through various containment failures. Uranium is currently the sole raw material for generating nuclear energy. Nuclear power is a limited resource. Most countries which use nuclear energy rely on other countries for the constant fuel supply. Since its mined like any other metal, uranium’s availability is limited. Once we extract it all, nuclear plants will be rendered useless. Uranium cannot…

The article, Aging Aquifers by Valerie King states the importance of dating groundwater. King begins by stating dating aquifers can predict 50 years down the road. It is important to date groundwater to know the accessibility of water for future use. Dennehy states, “In very old groundwater, when you’re extracting water you should realize that water took a long time to get into that location, so it would take a long time to replace that water” (King 11). Dating aquifers is done by testing the…

Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or Other Gases, and of Bacterial Methods of Warfare (Geneva Protocol) was penned and signed on 17 June, 1925. This was a treaty signed by the Allies at the close of World War I, which was actually just an extension and re-verification of the Treaty of Versailles (signed in 1919) prior to WWI. The Geneva Protocol furthered the Treaty of Versailles in that it expanded the weapons ban to include a ban on bacteriological…

74The most important lesson learned from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is to prepare for the worst-case scenario. The world should recognize the need to consider the maximum potential seismic events greater than the ones observed or recorded. The experience from the Fukushima incident shows how there is a need for a consistent and comprehensive plan for pre-earthquake and post-earthquake response actions. Preparing for the worst-case scenario is a necessity when dealing with high…