Nuclear fallout

United States.12 Nuclear Weapons have advanced so much that if a nuclear war broke out, the end of the world is a feasible possibility. Debate continues every day whether the presence of nuclear weapons does any good. Does having nuclear weapons give citizens a sense of safety? The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons has many large scale nuclear superpowers like the United States and Russia. This is a “treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and…

Fission was used in the original atomic bombs, and fusion is most commonly used today. This is due to the fact that the amount of energy that can be released from fission is limited, whereas fusion can theoretically release an unlimited amount of energy. Fusion is the same type of reaction that occurs on stars, thus obviously very powerful. Fusion occurs when two atoms are “fused” together and release a stray neutron. Thermonuclear bombs are much more powerful, and produce significantly greater…

worrying and love the bomb Certain nations have the capability to order a nuclear assault which could end life on Earth as we know it. Stanly Kubrick’s masterful comedy, Dr. Strangelove, dramatizes that very scenario. Kubrick gives the viewer a comedic look of what would happen if an unadvised order were issued and a devastating nuclear war were to take place. In the events of the film, a B-52 wing receives orders to drop its nuclear payload on Soviet targets. The Soviets warn that this will…

It’s the Cuban Missile Crisis, October 1962, as history is concerned the crisis was averted but what if it wasn’t.The U.S. would receive nuclear missiles first decimating Florida’s inland. Next, the U.S would deploy countermeasures to Cuba’s missile silos and firing ranges. More than likely using ballistic missiles (given the moral values of the U.S.). However, this would not work because Cuba and the U.S.S.R are not stupid and would have fired all missiles at once. The U.S. would fire all of…

In the short story, By the Waters of Babylon, by Stephen Vincent Benet, (April 25, 1963) there seems to be a strong correlation between nuclear fallout and the death of the gods. In the story the author makes three claims which would lead someone to believe so; “not all they did was well done,” “fire (was) falling from the sky,” and that “there was a mist that poisoned.” When the author stated that not all they did was well done, I feel he’s referring to the state of their city, their…

from the transition from fossil fuels to the utilization of nuclear power. For example France derives about 75% of its electricity from nuclear energy,…

On August 6, 1945 the United States of America dropped a nuclear bomb on Hiroshima. Three days later, another nuclear bomb exploded on Nagasaki. This first bomb known as “Little Boy” killed 140,000 inhabitants and injured another 100,000. The bomb was dropped at 8:15 AM and destroyed everything up to 4.4 miles from the blast zone (footnote 3). Two thirds of the buildings in Hiroshima were destroyed and the city was plagued with nuclear radiation for years to come (footnote 3). Later that week on…

There is no real need for nuclear missiles, contrary to many people’s beliefs. People think they protect us, but really just put us at more risk of attack. All they really do, besides level whole metropolitan areas in a few seconds, is harbor a false sense of security for the politicians to hide behind. They state that they will protect our country with these weapons of mass destruction, but it’s all just an elaborate ploy to get innocent voters to put them in power of these armageddon machines.…

Chernobyl and Fukushima: Two of the biggest nuclear disasters in history. When thinking about nuclear safety, the issue of a potential meltdown will always follow nuclear energy. A nuclear meltdown occurs when the nuclear reactor is unable to be cooled down and hot melted radioactive fuel can spill and be released outside the plant. The main opposition against nuclear energy lies in the danger of a meltdown. Admittedly, these disasters have caused devastating damage. In an article about the…

Nuclear Weapons What has the power to destroy cities and end the world ("Nuclear Weapons” (1))? What has the power to start and prevent wars ("Mutual Assured Destruction")? These machines begin with a huge cloud of fire and leave behind a mess of destruction. These machines shake the ground and sent light and debris in a shockwave that destroys everything in sight without ever touching the ground. These death machines are called nuclear weapons, and thousands of these weapons exist.…