Nuclear Weapons Effects In Japan

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To Use or Not to Use?

“More than 210,000 people were killed as a result of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” According to Jonathan Watts in Dispatch: Tokyo. “ Most people were killed instantly, but many did not succumb until years later, when they had Leukemia and other diseases related to radiation exposure.” Also according to Watts. Nuclear bombs not only have a devastating immediate effect, but also a long-term effect too. If you were within a 2km radius of the nuclear blast, most likely you would have been exposed to the radiation from the bomb. When a bomb has been detonated it releases “neutrons, x- and gamma-rays, radiation, electromagnetic pulse (EMP), and ionization of the upper atmosphere.” Stated by John Pike in Nuclear Weapon Effects. These energies and particles in these bombs is what causes all of the diseases that people get from nuclear bombs. Because of all of the death that comes from nuclear bombs, I believe that nuclear bombs should not be used in war.
Although many people think that nuclear weapons should not be used in war, but some think differently. “The Clinton team has shown little commitment to the disassembly of nuclear warheads.” Says William M. Arkin and Hans Kristensen in the book Nuclear Junkies: Those Loveable little Bombs. This is statement is true but, just because they aren’t disassembled doesn’t mean that we should use them in war. Some might say that we should keep the nuclear weapons assembled just in case there was a crisis that needed a threat of a nuclear bomb to get the attention of a possible attacker. Or if there were ever a threat from a country that they would use biological warfare to get their demands. In these instances, some believe that a nuclear bomb would be necessary to use to stop from major threats. Although these are all good arguments it doesn’t mean that nuclear bombs should be used in war.
Just because nuclear bombs can scare other c...