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Pros And Cons Of Nuclear Weapons Of Mass Destruction

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In the world, many countries are still using and producing weapons of mass destruction to serve for military. Now it is a popular topic which many people are arguing about. The weapons of mass destruction can be called WMD. Some people say the preservation and usage of WMD in the world can cause the world to be more dangerous since a large area of yhe Earth could be destroyed with just one explosion. On the other hand, many people think this type of weapon could be useful in wars. So do you think WDM it can be good for the world? Do you think we can have a good life with WDMs in the future? The dangers posed by WDM have come to occupy center stage in international politics. Over the past century, various states have built and stockpiled lethal …show more content…

A nuclear attack can kill billions of people within a few hours. Some people believe that nuclear weapons should be distinguished from all types of weapons of mass destruction. There are approximately 30,000 nuclear weapons in national stockpiles of the eight nuclear weapons states: Britain, China, France, India, Israel (assumed), North Korea (claimed), Pakistan, Russia, and the United States. Depending on yield and atmospheric conditions, a large number of thermonuclear weapons can kill every kind of person immediately the detonation of just one "small" nuclear weapon could kill as many as 100,000 …show more content…

The bomb had an explosive yield equal to 15,000 tones of TNT in Hiroshima. It razed and burnt around 70 percent of all buildings and caused an estimated 140,000 deaths by the end of 1945, along with increased rates of cancer and chronic disease among the survivors. After the bomb explosive, it left various dangerous diseases for example: cancer, Agent Orange disease and handicap. Also many children and baby will be affected. People who were about 6 km2 away from bomb will be hitted with a toxic which creates a chronic disease. A slightly larger plutonium bomb exploded over Nagasaki three days later leveled 6.7 km2 of the city and killed 74,000 people by the end of 1945. Ground temperatures reached 4,000°C and radioactive rain poured down. In Hiroshima 90 per cent of physicians and nurses were killed or injured; 42 of 45 hospitals were rendered non-functional, and 70 percent of victims had combined injuries including, in most cases, severe burns. All the dedicated burn beds around the world would be insufficient to care for the survivors of a single nuclear bomb on any city. In Hiroshima and Nagasaki most victims died without any care to ease their suffering. Some of those who entered the cities after the bombings to provide assistance also died from the

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