Nuclear weapon design

state in the late 70s’. -The fright of a possible nuclear war became almost routine-like for both nations, especially after the Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) -Earlier agreements on Arms Control: o The Limited Test Ban Treaty (1963) -> the first arms control agreement of the Cold War -Détente (formal agreements on arms control): o The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) 1968 -> an agreement…

In 1945 the United States was able to put the past behind them, and pick themselves back up after a five-year war, and a decade long economic depression. During World War 2 Americas economy produced many war products, but in the 1940s after the war was over the economic frame worked switched to produce goods for the consumers. Consumerism was significant in the late 1940s and 1950s because many people could enjoy goods that were made for them, as well as new products that they would be later…

this kind of weapon in defense against an enemy similarly armed. During World War II every major industrial nation began its on nuclear program: the British, the Germans, the French (before they surrender), the Soviets, The Americans, and the Japanese. There was no trust between the government and the Scientist, so many nuclear programs stalled out except Americas. American scientist went to the President directly and he gave them all his trust. All the other countries with failed nuclear…

National Cemetery and cautioned the world on the risks of mechanization and antipathy. Although the official reason for the delivery of the speech was to commemorate the fallen of Gettysburg, he also wanted to warn the world about the danger of the nuclear arms race. Known best for his role of hosting the hit documentary series, Cosmos, astrophysicist Dr. Carl Sagan was one of the best-known scientific faces to the American community at large. Not only did he pursue the field…

Rabindranath Tagore’s ‘Nationalism in Japan’ is an analysis of the concept of the ‘nation’ and ‘nationalism’. Through this beautiful piece of writing, he has cautioned India and other nations that they must not thoughtlessly adopt the Western notion of Nationalism without first realizing the extent to which it can influence their non-Western culture and the cost that may come with it; “Therefore, you cannot with a light heart accept the modern civilization with all its tendencies, methods and…

Yellow Peril in Canada: “The Swamps Come Back” as an Anti-Asian Allegory Published in the August 1941 issue of Uncanny Tales, Nadine Booth Brumell’s short story “The Swamps Come Back” features a group of white men seeking to save the world from an alien race. Throughout the story, the alien race never explicitly harms anyone and never talks of a plan to take over the world. It is only the race’s intelligence, reproduction, and being yellow that are implied to be the issue at hand. This paper…

Spy books are documentation for the researchers of knowledge to empower them to consider the verifiable setting. They reflect true geopolitical tensions that exist in a particular time. Extraordinary Amusement presents key clash between the colossal settler controls in focal Asia, England, France, and Tsarist Russia. Kim is a contemplation on the magnificent development and interests of Russia against India. Martin Tomas remarks on this issue: "In Kipling's enigmatic story Kim, the orphaned…

Countries now are trying for nuclear power and to out produce the United States and Russia, who as of now hold the most.The likelihood of nuclear is far fetched as of now but the chemical and biological weapons is very prominent. Biological due to one small slip of the head and a new virus is created when its original intent was to cure something else.Unlike the Biological weapon a chemical weapon can be gained through means of obtaining from an outside source or…

Nuclear Iran Iran is one of the leading countries in the Middle East and the Muslim world. The controversial theocratic regime which has been leading the country since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, headed by Ali Khamenei, has been eager to develop and acquire nuclear weapons, despite scrutiny from the international community and the United States. Ever since the revolution took place and the new regime was established, sanctions were put in place against Iran. Even though over the years the…

The Constant Reminder of War and Greed Empires, civilizations, and people are constantly adapting and evolving, but the flaws of human values will always be the core of our reasoning. The struggle for fame, longing for glory, and greedy tendencies have been an immense threat to civilizations since the beginning of time. Thucydides, an ancient Greek historian, shares many of these same ideologies on human nature when discussing the History of the Peloponnesian War. These concepts are also…