The Pros And Cons Of Nuclear Weapons Saving The World

Nuclear weapons have been around for over 70 years now, still many people around the world are oblivious of the effects that they still have on our world today. The first nuclear weapon, known as the Atomic Bomb, was first detonated in 1945 in Alamogordo, NM. Since then, Nuclear weapons have only had a negative impact on the world, specifically they have affected the environment, economies worldwide, world security, and all life on Earth. The extreme amount of power that these devices possess is unnecessary and illogical which is why they should be outlawed. Although the world's stockpile has decreased, the amount of countries now in possession of these weapons has increased. The 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama has built a
He has collected a great amount of accomplishments in doing so such as, the New Start treaty. Obama has been quoted as saying “The threat of nuclear war has gone down, but the risk of nuclear attack has gone up." This can be supported by the large number of times where a nuclear attack was close to happening.

It is urgent that action is taken against Governments holding and creating these weapons. As citizens of the world. Our lives are at risk when these devices are apart of our reality. In the article “Ban Nuclear Weapons; Saving Money and Saving the World” by Alan Robock he states that if 2 counties were to have a nuclear war, “it would only take about 50 Hiroshima sized atomic bombs” to create climate change never before seen in recorded human history. There are some 2,000 nuclear warheads on high alert, ready to be launched anywhere in the world within 4-8 minutes. There is a phenomenon known as "Nuclear Winter" which is of real concern. Experts say the smoke from the detonations would block the sunlight from reaching the earth's surface for years. Eventually many most places, if not all, would become uninhabitable. These weapons