MWH - Research Paper - Middle East 2018: Nuclear Warfare

Questions to Consider about Nuclear Warfare

• Are nuclear weapons a deterrent to wars?
• Is it enough to reduce existing arsenals and limit nuclear force? Should all nuclear weapons be banned and destroyed? 
• What is the risk of terrorism attacks with nuclear weapons?
• What should be done about Iran and North Korea and their nuclear weapons programs? 
• Should governments remove hair-trigger alerts from nuclear weapons?
• Modern nuclear weapons are smaller and stronger. What are the pros and cons?
• How could climate change affect the issue of nuclear weapons?
• Should some countries be allowed to have nuclear weapons and some countries be banned from having nuclear weapons? Which countries?

Nuclear Warfare (Background)

Nuclear weapons are explosive devices that get their destructive power from the transformation of matter into energy. They are many times more powerful than all conventional bombs, and are classified alongside chemical and biological weapons as weapons of mass destruction (WMD or WMDs). Since the first weapon was created in 1945, many people have speculated that their extensive use in war could end human civilization as we know it. The nations of the world have long sought ways to limit the spread of nuclear weapons and to reduce the chances of their use in war.

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