In the long history of man's favorite hobby, warfare, only twice have nukes ever been used. At the end of WWII the United States used nuclear weapons on two Japanese cities, Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The first called "Little Boy" was on August 6th 1945, the second known as "Fat Man" was used three days later. Reports have 80,000 people immediately dying from explosion related injuries, while the number increases to 120,000 when you include the effects of radiation on the Japanese people. Pretty impressive and quite staggering when you learn that most who died were not soldiers but civilians. No other country on the planet has since used nukes on the offensive and the U.S. use of them is still a hot topic of debate. Many influential, wealthy, and powerful countries have them, and some 2000 plus nukes have been tested since. The U.S. is a serious leader in the prevention of nuclear weapon use or possession. The country that chose to flex its nuclear power first, along with other members of the nuke club, work hard to persuade the world to boycott and demonize any entity or state that has aspirations of implementing a nuclear program. Nuclear weapons represent the worst in human beings. Unfortunately, because of modern warfare and dire times, they were employed. They say, what goes around comes around, lets hope not for the United States of America.
Is the U.S. being hypocritical or using hindsight when its comes to the prevention of nuclear weapon use today?
Is it inevitable that a nuclear weapon will be used again? If so, who, when and where do you think it will be used?
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Just as the "Star Wars" strategy worked during the Raegen era, the threat of retaliation using superior weaponry can serve as a deterrent to the use of nuclear weapons. The nuclear option proved to have such devastating consequences when used, it should serve as the basis for realizing it should never be used again. By the U.S. leading in this effort , it is not hypocritical as much as it is an expression of learning from experience. Limiting those countries with access to this technology is an appropriate us of power.....
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