...Nuclear weapons in the Cold War changed how wars were fought, war was no longer fought in a conventional sense, nuclear weapons meant that people lived in a constant state of fear. In order to ensure national security and protection states needed to have a strong deterrence policy, which would prevent another state from attacking them with nuclear weapons. The outcome of a nuclear war would be catastrophic meaning that it had to be avoided at all costs. In order to prevent nuclear war from happening nations needed to have a strong deterrence policy to protect themselves and not be viewed as vulnerable. Without deterrence catastrophes will inevitably occur, the film “Dr. Strangelove” illustrates what will happen when deterrence is over looked and nuclear action occurs, the result is destruction all because of the need to be more powerful. The film shows that while nation pride is important it is essential not to be reckless and blinded by hate and hubris when making important decisions that will directly impact many other people. It is a natural instinct for a nation to want to ensure national security; no country wants to seem vulnerable because then it becomes a target for other states to attack. It is important to show dominance and strength to preserve reputations and maintain...
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...etc. I fear an apocalypse, just knowing that one day all we have come to love and enjoy can be gone in an instant. I fear that happening and the many different things that can cause the end of the world. Some people fear the end of the world and others don’t really care about it. I know for me if there were zombies coming after me or any other scenario I wouldn’t know what to do. I have wrote about each individual scenario that could cause the end of the world. I talked about how each one affects us. Some people fear an apocalypse so much they have either killed themselves over it or even dwell on it so much their life becomes surrounded by it. I wouldn’t say my life is surrounded by it, but just knowing something, anything, could happen is scary. I feel all the different scenarios are real and I fear every last one of them. Annotated Bibliography Bibliography Chesterton, G.K.. “Joel.” God’s Word. Revised ed. C.O.: Biblica, 2011. 635. Print. This sources is about a verse in the Bible stating how God is going to destroy earth and take all the people who follow Him and trust in Him with Him and keep them safe. Knowing that this is in the Bible makes it...
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...Have nuclear weapons reduced the number of worldwide conflicts? The correlation between nuclear weapons and world stability has been a controversial topic and the subject of heated discussions in recent years – there is a growing widespread belief that nuclear weapons create a more secure world by preventing hostilities from escalating. However, while nuclear weapons certainly do bring positive aspects, there is a good amount of evidence to suggest that they might not discourage but actually increase armed conflicts. This report will go over the benefits and downsides of nuclear weapons, and will examine specific examples in order to determine whether they have had a positive or negative effect in the number of worldwide-armed conflicts. Nuclear weapons were first created in the form of a bomb, during World War 2. They were the product of extensive research, known as the Manhattan Project, funded by the United States government and under the direction of J. Robert Oppenheimer and the military supervision of General Leslie Groves. Created by means of atomic fusion and fission, they were intended to give the US the upper hand in the war and mark the beginning of American hegemony in the world. The atomic bomb was tested on July 16, 1945 at Trinity site, in New Mexico. After a successful explosion, the bomb was ready to use against Japan and end the war in the Pacific. Officials agreed the attack had to be powerful and shocking so the world would see the United States was in control;...
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...world is nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons are “an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission or a combination of fission and fusion.” Questions are being asked around the world like are Nuclear Weapons dangerous are the world or safe? Are they worth having or should we abolish them? Some people are saying that it is not possible to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons unless all states agree to give them. That statement could be very true, but going against that statement could be the better idea going forward. There are plenty of ways where you can have states still having nuclear weapons but can still prevent the spread. “Under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), every country does have a right to nuclear development for peaceful purposes (i.e. nuclear energy).” Nuclear weapons are known to have protected peace. No country would really use the weapons because it could possibly harm the world. Instead, they would use the weapons as protection and for resources. Some countries need the nuclear weapons to survive, and if they give it up it might be worse for them. The countries that have the nuclear weapons should be able to keep them, but only if they sign a treaty saying they won’t attack anyone. To stop the prevention, the countries that don’t shouldn’t be able to attain them. Countries that have the weapons should have the right to have the weapons because they can scare the other countries that try to attack them. Some...
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...While some may believe that it is possible to survive a nuclear bomb, a simple bomb shelter will not suffice. In a nuclear attack, the only chance of survival will mainly depend on the blast radius of the explosion. The short story “Grace Period” reminds people of how frightening a nuclear explosion can actually be. It starts with a bright fluctuation of light that is followed by a series of events that will ultimately lead to death and destruction. In the article “Nuclear Weapon Effects”, the author describes the detrimental effects of a nuclear explosion. For instance, the effects of an explosion could be demonstrated through the altitude, radius, and location of the blast. The events of “Grace Period” can be understood through the hints in the story; along with the scientific explanation in the article, “Nuclear Weapon Effects”....
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...Cover” must have been helpful back during the war, it made it easier for people to understand how to duck and cover. I imagine it would be a difficult time to live under the threat of a nuclear war. I don’t think knowing how to duck and cover would protect from an atomic bomb. I imagine living under these conditions would bring constant worry to a person. A person would have to find ways to protect themselves, if an atomic bomb was dropped. I believe you would have to have a air tight, fire safe place to go to for protection. I believe if you were out in the open within range of the bomb, you would not survive. The impact of a nuclear bomb is tremendous; it can take down buildings and catch them on fire. Even at a distance a person is not safe, a bomb can give you skin burns up to 20 miles away. These conditions would be difficult to face, but even more is the radiation exposure this can cause a high number of deaths. I hope we never have to face the dropping of an atomic bomb. Living under the threat of terrorism is a worry in our present day. A terrorist can be anyone from anywhere. As we go through our day to day life we do not know if the stranger we passed could be a terrorist. We do not know who can be trusted, in our surroundings. There is a constant fear in our minds and since the 9-11 attack people have become more worried and less trusting of others. After the attack, it made traveling more difficult for everyone. They check each person to ensure they are...
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...The Cold War The cold war was a time in American history and world history that nuclear war was threat to all people. This was also a time of struggle between democracies versus communism throughout the world. The political and historical conditions plaque all countries throughout the world. The cold war dictated foreign and national policies of all nations (ehistory.com). The political side of the cold war played a part in domestic policy in many different ways such as socially and economically in the United States (ehistory.com). The social issues associated with the cold were new laws and changes took a long time. The economics of the cold war proved to be successful and allowed both countries on both sides to grow substantially (ehistory.com). The cold war changed the world as we know it and the foreign policy that is enacted. The actual cold war ended when the Berlin wall came down. The issues are still present in Russia such as reform and the overall health of the country. The specific threats of the cold war to the American citizens were the attack of nuclear weapons and the spread of communism. These threats were considered to be the start of the arms race of the world (washoe.com). The arms races allowed both countries to stock pile weapons on both sides in the case of attack. The threats were mainly used to get the political goals and agendas completed. The main specific threat to Americans citizens at the time was the stock pile of Soviet missiles in Cuba...
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...HIS 102 December 7, 2012 Film Review of Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and Love the Bomb Plot Summary: The class was asked to review the film Dr. Strangelove or: How I learned to stop worrying and Love the Bomb. The movie was a satirical comedy about nuclear weaponry and what could happen if the wrong person pushed the wrong button. At the core of the film was the story of top-ranking men of the United States and the Soviet Union who had become so destabilized by their inferiority complexes, they dared to use nuclear war as a way to supplement their short-comings. Ironically, the movie was made during a time when the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was, perhaps, at its worst. To the politically-aware, the film could have seemed rather untimely. The film was a ridiculously exaggerated take on Cold War attitudes, with the primary focus being the satirical theory of mutual assured destruction (MAD). Even though MAD was a realistic threat during the time, the film made it seem trivial and funny. The film opened with the mid-air refueling of a long-range bomber with obvious sexual overtones. After that, the movie shifted into gear when General Jack D. Ripper became mentally unhinged and sent bombers to attack the Soviet Union. The subject of the movie was Dr. Strangelove, a mysterious, wheelchair-bound German scientist whose mechanical arm was always on the verge of a Nazi salute. Loaded with...
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...-Stockpiling of nuclear weapons seen as necessary by both parties -Technological advances made both USA & USSR feel vulnerable -Secrecy, need to catch up or to be one step ahead = fuelled arms race -This (building increasingly powerful & sophisticated weapons) continued until 1980s Key Ideas : Nuclear weapons have crucial impact on US foreign policy during Cold War : -gave rise to arms race (essential feature of CW, maintains CW hostility) -revolutionized military strategy -imposed great economic strain (hence end of CW? Debatable) Brodie (1946) “The Absolute Weapon” Main idea : before nukes the purpose of military = win wars after nukes the purpose of military = avoid wars Military victory in total war impossible for either side US Presidents develop different strategies on what to do with their nuclear arsenal Eisenhower & “Massive Retaliation” = the US will use every weapon if attacked, despite the consequences = the threat of an all-out nuclear war used to make sure it wouldn’t happen ? Kennedy & “Flexible Response” =exploring wider options beyond military forces Sec of State McNamara’s belief in possibility of limited, controlled and rational (!?!) nuclear warfare : Counter Force Strategy Aim : Destroy the enemy’s mil forces but NOT cities & civilians Possible problems : -hitting designated targets accurately -military facilities located near cities -will the USSR be equally gentlemanlike ? 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis : Impact on Nuclear Strategic...
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...Outline for mid term Global Issues WED 7TH States in the context of terrorism eg Russia and Pakistan people worried about getting nuclear weapon. Started a proactive program, Russia 25% as it should be and in 20 years there is no % of economic growth. Russia problems (600 times nuclear proliferation in the new world which reports 100 suitcase of missing nuclear bomb). 30 billion solve the problem 1 to 3 trillion invade the benefits. Pakistan: Pakistan has problems with weapon and Al-Qaida Russia and Pakistan were the two countries focused on that invaded Iran. (Between 1975 and 1990) In times of priority getting along with Russia or Syria 1995 Movay launched a satellite in space. 1 nuclear weapon destruction power to kill 700 million American and 30million in 10years the world is safer today than 30 years ago. Links to invade Iran States that have been known to sponsor International terrorism the US law has state list of all countries that were evidence with terrorist 7 countries and some of this countries are left off 1( Cuba does not sponsor terrorist e g documents chief of staff of April 1962) 2( Iran has had a direct relationship to terrorist group) 3( Iraq terrorist state more like Cuba but taken off the list e g 1993 evidence to assassinate George Bush) 4(North Korea taken off the list 1970) 5 (Syria came of the list) 6( Libya international terrorism e g Mohammed Gadafi) 7 ( Suadi Arabia and Egypt) Al-Qaida: base of operations e g Osama bin laden the origin...
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...Should we support the international anti-nuclear movement? On June 12, 1982 one million people gathered at New York city`s Central Park (Schell). Their cry was rather unique for a political demonstration; end the US nuclear arms race with Soviet Union. Similar rallies and protests occurred in most of the developed countries such as France, Germany and Spain in the 80`s and early 90s (Westcott). However more recently in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the growing threat of global terrorism the debates and the protests have been reignited. Spearheaded by anti-nuclear groups such as Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and Greenpeace, the international social movement, called The Anti-Nuclear Movement aims for a much more comprehensive goal: the complete dissolution of all nuclear technologies. This essay aims to convince the reader that this is not an impractical movement championed by hot headed environmentalists but a very important endeavour which will have lasting consequences for humanity. The most important aim is of course that of nuclear weapon disarmament. “The death of a man becomes a tragedy. The death of a million however becomes a statistic.” (Goodreads).A grave quote by Stalin (one of history’s most ruthless dictators) is strikingly true in the case of nuclear weapons. The detonations in Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed nearly 150,000 Japanese, reducing people into rounded numbers. Harnessing the inner forces of radioactive atoms, the atomic bomb carries...
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...“Hiroshima” is a New Yorker article that was published in 1946. John Hersey is the author of this article, and he talks about the six Hiroshima residents who survive the atomic bomb. The six survivors tell the interviewer what they were doing before the atomic bomb hit Hiroshima. Each survivor talks about the effect that the atomic bomb had in their town. The survivors were expecting an attack from the Americans, but they never thought there would be many deaths from this attack. As soon as the atomic bomb hit, the air became dust. One of the survivors was Dr. Fujii, he and his friend question why the victims had terrible burns on their face and arms. There were only two fires according to Dr. Fujii, so the victims couldn’t get burn from...
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...during peacetime. The nuclear arms race during the cold war was due to the belief that the more weapons a country had, the more powerful they became. Russia and America took part in this arms race, massively expanding their stockpiles of nuclear weapons. Both countries attempted to gain more nuclear weapons than the other, creating tension and fear that their opposition could possibly use the weapons if a hot war broke out. Soon after World War II ended, new aggression and animosity emerged between the two super powers, USSR and the USA, known as the cold war. This conflict...
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...Democracy Vs. Communism Following WWII Following World War II, the Western World was once again in disagreement. However, the disagreement following World War II was not based on countries, but instead on political ideologies. Democracy was supported by the West against communism which was supported by Russia and Eastern Europe. To determine the better of the two systems, the US and the USSR engaged in a 30 year, largely non-violent war to be the best. The winner would be the country to decide the political ideologies of the countries freed during World War II as well as throughout the rest of the world. The USSR emerged from World War II as a world power, and through the next three decades engaged in a battle with the Western World to spread communism, forcing eight Eastern European nations as well as other Asian and Middle-Eastern countries to remain communist until the end of the century. World War II left the USSR as a world power but in a state of complete disarray, leaving the USSR to rebuild and expand their own government beliefs. During the war, the USSR faced the most civilian and military casualties out of any other nation by far. Through the course of the war, 19 million soldiers were killed, with over 5 million civilian casualties, resulting in a total loss over almost 13% of the USSR's population. An additional 5 million prisoners of war, political enemies, and people that had committed crime were in forced labor camps. They were forced to harvest natural resources...
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...saw, there were only 20 to 30 people. There weren’t any children and all the people were very quiet so I felt really comfortable. The story in the movie happened recently because it involved nuclear war between America and North Korea. The main character Mike Banning is played by Gerard Butler. He used to be the President’s lead secret service agent. The movie starts with an accident happened 18 months before the story. It was during Christmas and the family of the President was going back to the White House from Camp David. On that trip, the car transported the President and his wife Margaret crashed. Mike only got the time to save the President, but Margaret died in that accident. Even though it was not his fault, Mike feels guilty ever since that day. After that tragedy, he was demoted to the Treasury Department because he triggers President’s horrible memories. 18 months later, the prime minister of South Korea comes to the House to meet with the President and during the meeting, an aircraft flies above Washington D.C and starts to shoot people on the ground. Because of this emergency, the President, the prime minister and other America top officials are moved to the House’s bunker. At the same time, more and more terrorists show up and start to attack the White House. When the attack just begins, Mike sees the fire from his office and he sneaks into the House. In the bunker, the prime minister is killed and the President is kidnapped by the leader of those terrorists Kang...
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