Nuclear proliferation

another country with nuclear weapons; on the contrary, it is not unsafe to assume that they will readily bomb other countries to instigate terror in people. Therefore, it is irrefutable that extreme measures need to be taken to prevent terrorist organizations laying hands on these weapons. The proliferation of nuclear technology or weapons to countries with high terrorist activity is thus highly risky. If proliferation to Iran is successful, “the likelihood that…

Since the use of the first nuclear bomb during WWII, states have wanted this form of ultimate power. Possession of a nuclear weapon places that state in very exclusive club that only nine other states have entered1. When states have nuclear weapons the nature of warfare is dramatically changed. States not only have to factor in conventional war tactics and strategies, but must calculate when and if a nuclear weapon is used or whether it should be used at all. Although there are currently nine…

Dangers of Nuclear Proliferation Throughout the twentieth century, countries have developed nuclear weapons technology, one of the most lethal technologies ever created. The first country to develop this technology was The United States, and it was used for the first time at Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan in World War II. The devastation caused by the two nuclear bombs was so catastrophic that it led to an immediate end of the six year war. Since then, the technology has proliferated to…

In August of 1945, the United States of America demonstrated its might and power when it exposed the world to its nuclear weapons through the bombings of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. These bombings led to over 200,000 causalities in the area, as well as the end of World War II (Keylor). Since 1945, countries all around the world have been pushing for the creation of their own nuclear weapons. Acquiring nuclear weapons is a way that many countries believe they can protect themselves from other…

“Analyze proliferation risk in the Middle East” “ Proliferation begets proliferation” (George Shultz) The escalation of Iranian and North Korea nuclear crisis causes apprehension that deteriorating security condition in the Middle East will encourages additional countries to seek nuclear weapons. Iran nuclear program will open the nuclear armament race in the Middle East. Iran is seeking for nuclear bomb for many reasons such as security and political, domestic at the same time that will…

India SocoMUN 2015 Nuclear Proliferation Summaries 1. Title: The development of nuclear weapons Adress: Date: Background On October 1939, after World War II the United States had begun a secret project called “The Manhattan Project.” This project was taken place after the suspicion that Germany had already begun working on an atomic bomb, that Hitler would eventually use to gain control over the entire world. By July 16, 1945 the first nuclear powered bomb was tested in a desert in New…

Another threat comes from North Korea. Choi (2015), argues that the North Korea nuclear problem is becoming significantly serious. It withdrew from the Treaty of the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2003 and since then it has launched nuclear tests three times, officially declaring itself a nuclear state. North Korea employs the policy, byunjin in which the state pursuits nuclear power and economic development (28; 29). North Korea has been an ominous and uncanny neighbor for Japan. Many…

If it is the case that nuclear weapons are defensive in nature and have little use for offensive purposes, the United States concern about nuclear proliferation stems from a fear of irrational actors and a weakening of US world dominance. I use “defensive in nature” in the context of nuclear weapons to mean it is intended, by rational states, to deter attacks from other states and is not intended to be used as a first strike. By “irrational actors” I mean states that act in a way that violates…

“Why Iran Should Get the Bomb: Nuclear Balancing Would Mean Stability”. Waltz reexamines the prominent debate of either dissuading Iran from developing nuclear weapons or allowing it do so. He uses a neo-realist point of view to convince the audience that a nuclear Iran is essential in creating stability in the Middle East. Waltz firmly believes the danger of nuclear Iran to be “grossly exaggerated” and introduces the benefits of having another state in the Middle East with nuclear capabilities…

By 1967, Non-Proliferation Treaty was in final form and developed as a fruit of twenty years of efforts in the United Nations General Assembly, and its specialized committees. Then on March 11, 1968. Therefore, United Nations General Assembly issued a final decision and invited States to singe in (12 June 1968), and opened for signature ( more than 70 countries singed it at the time). In addition, Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons became effective in the year (1970), the…