Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Nuclear war has been an ongoing battle since 1945 when the first nuclear bomb was created by Robert Oppenheimer. There are many conflicting viewpoints about nuclear weapons. For instance, the article “A World Free of Nuclear Weapons,” by George P. Shultz and William J. Perry, et. al., is against the “tremendous dangers” that nuclear weapons provoke. In contrary, the article “Why Obama Should Learn to Love the Bomb,” by Jonathan Tepperman, explains why we should “love the bomb”. Within the…

The solution is to cut the number of nuclear warheads the United States have in their arsenal. To reduce the number of nukes an effective way would be to close down nuclear silos, which are mostly located in the mid-west of the United States. Many people argue that disposing of nuclear weapons isn’t cost affected and is to expensive. These counterpoints led to the discussion of disarming the plutonium Pu-239 and uranium U-235 cores that set the explosion in the bombs. James Conca from Forbes…

Trident is the UKs nuclear fleet, comprised of four submarines, equipped with ballistic missiles the have a range of 7,500 miles. The current missiles have the equivalent “killing power” of eight Hiroshima’s. The current generation of submarines will need replacing during the 2020s procuring a cost of £23.4bn; this figure will rise to around £100bn by the time decommission occurs forty years later. Do they serve any purpose? Trident evolved from the Polaris submarine system, which was…

Scientists were shocked to learn that almost 100,000 more would die in the weeks and months to come caused by long lasting effects of exposure to radiation. This was not the only long-term threat from introducing the world to nuclear power and atomic bombs. The world was still relatively unstable immediately after the war and the threat of another country developing a bomb of their own was present. The destructive harm a strategically placed atomic bomb was a fear for the entire…

The Nuclear Age was a very horrific period in world’s history due to many deaths and casualties. Thousands of people died in a matter of a year. From the radiation to destruction, the Nuclear Age made people realize we humans have the power to destroy Earth and it’s abundant ecosystems. Nuclear Age was a great way for the scientists to understand our world, understand our world’s fragility and advances in technology. From Hiroshima to Nagasaki bombing, a new type of energy (Nuclear Power) became…

States delivered a speech to the United Nations and essentially the entire world in which he outlines the greatest issues concerning the world at the time. Specifically, the North Korean incident that involves the development and potential usage of nuclear weapons. In his speech, President Trump asserted that actions will be taken if North Korea were to attack the United States in any way and he establishes this claim through his usage of staggering statistics, emotional appeals, body language,…

attempted to make yet another large step towards peace with the Soviet Union. At a summit, Eisenhower proposed his famed “Open Skies,” the plan that would allow mutual reconnaissance between all nuclear powers (Tal, 2001). Essentially, all the countries would disclose the location of every military and nuclear facility, and allow the other countries to fly surveillance planes above these facilities. This would allow the countries to verify that there is no plan or attempt at a surprise attack or…

How Nuclear Power is Safe, Profitable, and Non-Proliferate On April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl 4 reactor exploded, releasing a huge amount of radioactive particles into the atmosphere. As a result of operator incompetence and a faulty design, 47 people died from thermal burns and radiation (making this the first and only nuclear-reactor disaster to cause human deaths) and around 4000 people contracted thyroid cancer from the incident. As bad as this sounds, findings show that the truth is much…

Critical Evaluation of Szilard’s Petition The use of nuclear weapons on Japan in 1945 was not a popular decision amongst experienced scientists. A Petition to the President of the United States by Leo Szilard and Cosigners in 1945 was a plea to the president from experienced scientists who not only assisted in developing the atomic bomb but they wished for other options instead of using it. The approach of this appeal to the president deemed it unsuccessful and the bombs were utilized without…

Bombs are illegal. They have the power to kill a terrifyingly high number of people in a terrifyingly low amount of time. Saying they’re dangerous is an understatement. Far too many of the wrong individuals have easy access to them. All of these statements can be said about guns as well, except that pretty much anyone who wanted a gun could obtain it. Owning bombs would never be considered a fundamental right, so why are guns? Where is the line drawn? America is carelessly allowing its citizens…