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"I know not with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV would be fought with sticks and stones." (Albert Einstein) Outline Introduction: Nuclear bomb Main body: World War II NPT, IAEA Peaceful purpose Trust deficit USA North Korea Indo-Pak Conclusion: __________________________________________ "A twenty megaton nuclear bomb would create a fireball 11/2 miles in diameter, with a temperature of 20 million to 30 million Fahrenheit, all living things would be vaporized within a radius of ground zero. 6 miles from this point all human beings would be instantly killed by a huge silent heat flash travelling at a speed of light. 10 miles from the center, the blast wave would slow down to 180 mph. In that area, winds and fires …show more content…

These types of comments show the level of hatred between the two countries. An Indian top politician said during the election campaign: "We 've asked our forces to fire countless bullets in order to retaliate single shot from Pakistan." For the whole world, war is the continuation of politics by other means while for Pakistan and India politics is the continuation of war by other means. This is the reason that the Kashmir issue could not be resolved till today. Political will is needed. Politicians from both sides are doing nothing but buying time and this delay in the solution of mutual problems could prove destructive to the world. International organizations should pay heed to resolve the conflict as soon as possible. Hence, war is a reality, but not a necessity. If we want to bring peace in this world, we will have to bring peace in our minds. Why cannot we be trend setters? Nations sign a peace treaty after the war. Why cannot we sign the peace treaty before the war? Because if we did not do so, the results would be destructive for the whole mankind. So, we should try our best to remain in the developed era and not to turn to stone

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