Nuclear War.

Nuclear weapons are extremely essential to today's society. These weapons provide nations with a common security against other unpredictable countries who are made up of much chaos. However, modern society rejects this idea as common acceptance because of the risks that can result from using these extreme measures to protect ourselves. Because of the risk involved it seems much too great. With the touch of a button the world could be destroyed. Fortunately this has not yet happened, and hopefully it will not happen any time soon. This is why nuclear weapons are one of the most controversial issues around the world because they affect the world as a whole. Many sources portray nuclear weapons as dangerous due to the lack of quality reassurance in the holding areas of these powerful forces while other sources state that these weapons are simply essential to the modern way of life for protection against other countries.

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When Nuclear weapons are put to the test they create an enormous impact on the worlds surroundings. During World War II, a nuclear bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, which caused the worlds weather patterns to change for almost ten years. Along with the weather the plant live did not start to grow for over two tears after the bomb was dropped. To the few unlucky people of Japan that experienced the full force of the radiation there lives were changed quickly. The radiation beyond a doubt impacted their lives for years to come with organ problems, cancer, tumors, ulcers, and many other horrid diseases. This great bomb also impacted the animals for over one hundred miles. When the plants did not live, the animals did not live either. All around the world animals died that depended on the plants, not only the few animals that lived...