Essays on Nuclear Warfare

Global Conflict and Security: Nuclear Proliferation

Introduction Nuclear weapons are considered to bring harm and destruction to nations, bringing endless deaths and trauma to citizens. However, Kenneth Waltz and Scott D. Sagan argued that, the existence of nuclear weapons provides safe reliance to the nation rather than having no nuclear weapons. Kenneth advocated existence of nuclear weapons for this brought prestige to nations and enemies would not dare to attack. He states that wars would be avoided by much consideration of powers a nation would hold; if the opponent country were weak, they would attack and win. Nuclear weapons are sources of peace, Kenneth states. ...

During the post-World War II era, with the rise of the Cold War and the proliferation of nuclear weapons, America itself began to fear the atom. With nuclear bombs already having been used to end World War II, the public realized that humanity had the potential to destroy the entire world with the push of a button. To that end, the United States government did everything it could to try to assuage the fears of a rightfully-worried public about the threat of nuclear destruction. Through the use of playful animation, propaganda films, and the futile strategies of fallout shelters, it is ...

Anyone who studies the history of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union would be familiar with the names of John F. Kennedy and Nikita Khrushchev, especially in their contribution to the resolution of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Both leaders have immensely created a stir of decisions pertaining to the crisis, and found a compromise to end the clash between the two nations. Despite their pivotal role in the Cuban Missile Crisis, it is unclear to many as to how close the two leaders were before and after the crisis. Although their nations have constantly argued and ...