Category: Nuclear Weapons

Thesis statement: In the reading titled Todays Nuclear Dilemma by Eric Schlosser, the author is arguing that nuclear weapons pose a dangerous threat worldwide, now more than ever before and thus nuclear weapons need to be abolished. I. Argument/reason: An important reason presented in the reading as to why nuclear weapons need to be abolished…

A family relaxes on a peaceful August day, children are busy playing on the streets and despite it being wartime, life is good. No sound can be heard but laughter and the whistle of the wind blowing through the trees. Suddenly the whistle is replaced with a whine, as the air raid sirens blare out,…

Nuclear weapons, without a doubt are the deadliest form of weapons that man created. They are capable of killing millions of people and demolishing entire cities. They are brutal weapons that carry catastrophic effects when used. Despite this, there are thousands of nuclear weapons in possession in several nations around the world. Even if these…

The history of technological advancements has been, among other things, fuelled by armed conflicts and warfare between and within nations. The equipment and tools used in the course of war have progressed from the crude types, such as sharpened sticks, to predator missiles and automatic weaponry. Each emerging piece of military technology has had the…

On August 6th and August 9th, 1945, the United States detonated 2 Nuclear weapons on Japanese cities – Hiroshima and Nagasaki and killed between 129,000 and 226,000 People, most of whom were innocent civilians. The 2 Bombs were made by a group of scientists that were researching nuclear weapons when undergoing the Manhattan Project In…

Abstract What is a broken arrow, and how does it affect a nation’s security? These are among the questions that will be investigated further in this essay. Is terrorism a potential risk factor for both an increase in broken arrow disasters, alongside major casualties, and threats if such weapons were to be in the hands…

Why do states, as individual actors in the international context, want nuclear weapons? This essay is to apply a neo-realism analysis to the sino-soviet case towards the question. Realists reckon power as a means to the end of security. Therefore an argument is drawn here that states pursue nuclear weapons to guarantee state security. Neorealists…

The definition of a nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its power from nuclear reactions. The nuclear reaction is a result of fission or a combination of fission and fusion. More specifically they are called fission bombs (for fission) and thermonuclear bombs (the combination of fission and fusion). The active element in most…

Introduction Ancient nuclear weapons, a subject that has intrigued many, often sparks curiosity and speculation about the existence of advanced technologies in the past. This essay aims to explore the topic of ancient nuclear weapons from an informative perspective, separating historical facts from unfounded theories. While ancient civilizations achieved remarkable feats, the notion of nuclear…