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Robert Oppenheimer on a television when talking about the trinity test said We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried. Most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the BhagavadGita; Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty, and to impress him, takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another. Many of the scientists at the trinity test regretted ever creating the bomb and fervently argued against the bomb. However the needle of time could not be turned. This led to the cold war in which each side to build larger and larger bombs, while preparing a nuclear attack from its enemy. The nucleur build up end up in the fall of the USSR, but before it fell the USSR fell it created the Tsar bomb which was over 1,400 times as strong the combined explosion of the bombs dropped on Nagasaki and Hiroshima combined. The scariest thing is that after the USSR failed its bombs were maainly unaccounted for, and now even though the all the former countries of USSR besides Russia have given them up, many are still missing. Value: Quality of life. Defined: is used to evaluate the general well-being of individuals and societies. Criterion: Balance of security and freedom Freedom: Individual rights Security: safety In any situation that the safety of the citizens is threatened a government is faced with a democratic dilemma: when a government has to make an equally hard choice between the providing safety and individual freedoms to its citizen. In this situation any legitimate government would have to find a middle ground in which both can be provided. Observation: This topic when saying states doesnt refer states as in California or Virginia. Observation: I am simply saying that a government should take steps to protect its constituents as long as its not imposing on individual rights. Definitions: State: In international law and international relations, a state is a geographic political entity
possessing politicial sovereignty, i.e. not being subject to any higher political authority.

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A nuclear weapon: is a weapon that derives its energy from nuclear reactions and has enormous destructive power.

http://www.wordiq.com/definition/Nuclear_weapon 1.Nuclear weapons create a lack of security. Some people argue that these weapons prevent other countries from attacking, or provides deferrence. However the problem is

that a single accident could cause utter annihilation. There are many ways in which deterrence
could fail, including misunderstandings, faulty communications, irrational leaders, miscalculations and accidents. In addition, the possession of nuclear weapons enhances the risks of terrorism, proliferation and ultimately nuclear annihilation. According to an article written by David Krieger the founder

of Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, & Angela McCraken is an intern in Human Rights

and International Law at the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation

http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/issues/nuclear-weapons/10-nw-myths.htm
2.Since 1940, the United States has spent almost $5.5 trillion (in constant 1996 dollars) on nuclear weapons and weapons-related programs (see table 1). and Today, with an estimated $35 billion expended annually on nuclear weapons and weapons-related programs (in 1998 dollars) http://www.brookings.edu/projects/archive/nucweapons/introduction.aspx
3.Many people believe that nuclear weapons are well protected and that the likelihood of terrorists obtaining these weapons is low. In the aftermath of the Cold War, however, the ability of the Russians to protect their nuclear forces has declined precipitously. In addition, a coup in a country with nuclear weapons, such as Pakistan, could lead to a government coming to power that was willing to provide nuclear weapons to terrorists. In general, the more nuclear weapons there are in the world and the more nuclear weapons proliferate to additional countries, the greater the possibility that nuclear weapons will end up in the hands of terrorists. The best remedy for keeping nuclear weapons out of the hands of terrorists is to drastically reduce their numbers and institute strict international inspections and controls on all nuclear weapons and weapons-grade nuclear materials in all countries, until these weapons and the materials for making them can be eliminated.

http://www.wagingpeace.org/menu/issues/nuclear-weapons/10-nw-myths.htm 4.Nuclear weapons cause tension

The cold war, india and pakistan 5.Nucleur weapons proliferation is being increased Iran can have nuclear weapons in 1.5 years according to the Obama administration. Sac Bee

Weapons of mass destruction: India and Pakistan graphically demonstrated the ability of midlevel technology states to construct or obtain nuclear weapons. Chemical and biological weapons are assumed to be within the reach of many countries today. Long-range ballistic missile technology: It is apparent that countries like North Korea, Iran, India, Pakistan, and other countries have or will soon have the capability to project force at intercontinental distances. The developing international marketplace in these technologies may make long-range missiles available to almost any country that has the money and the basic technical capability to acquire and use them. Although such missiles may lack the precision of current U.S. weapons, they might be entirely adequate for the delivery of weapons of mass destruction.
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