THE NUCLEAR ARMS RACE The nuclear arms race began during World War II when the United States was informed that the Nazis may be building a weapon of mass destruction‚ the atom bomb. The US‚ realizing that the Nazis could possibly develop this weapon making them unstoppable‚ started its own nuclear weapons program‚ called the Manhattan Project. The US won the first nuclear arms race when they tested the first nuclear weapon on the Alamogordo Bombing Range in New Mexico on July 16‚ 1945. Only
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To a large extent‚ I agree that the nuclear power is an unsustainable energy resource. Environmentally‚ water for cooling process of the nuclear plants is released into the sea. This causes thermal pollution and reduces water quality. Moreover‚ the radioactive wastes in the nuclear plants will release radioactive substances and contaminate the surrounding areas. Even if the waste is buried underground‚ there may be leakage‚ polluting the underground water and soil. Serious damage is done to the
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Nuclear weapons are one of the many common fears of the modern world. Because at any minute‚ the world could suffer a nuclear filled catastrophe‚ killing millions. Not only are they potentially life threatening‚ the biggest nations in the world have stockpiles of these weapons of mass destruction. That is not the scariest part however. The effects of nuclear warfare are just as deadly‚ if not‚ worse. Nevertheless‚ the rapid extermination of the radioactive explosives ought to occur globally because
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Nuclear Energy – Blessing or Curse? Nowadays hot debates surround use of nuclear energy. It is widely suggested that it is one of the cheapest and cleanest energy resources‚ whereas others strongly disagree with that viewpoint‚ and claim that use of nuclear energy poses an unacceptable risk to the environment and to humanity. Consequently‚ there are many demonstrations against nuclear power plants worldwide‚ whereas others consistently support nuclear energy. Where does the truth lie? One of the
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Question 3 A nuclear power plant (NPP) make used of its nuclear power to generate electricity. The expression “nuclear power” is defined as a controlled release of energy by nuclear fission or nuclear fusion reactions (Nuclear Power‚ 2004‚ p. 2809). The world’s first exposure to nuclear power came with the detonation of two atomic bombs over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 by the army of the United State of America (Nuclear Power‚ 2004‚ p. 2809). At that time‚ scientists believed
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Advantages and disadvantages of Nuclear Power As an important part of science‚ at the moment‚ nuclear technology is being continually and effectively developed. Regarding to nuclear‚ there has always been controversies over whether its advantages outweigh its disadvantages. From my point of view‚ the matter of the use of nuclear power should be taken seriously and thought about carefully with positive attitude towards it. On the one hand‚ nuclear has been providing us with energy
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Should all nuclear weapons be destroyed? Today countries all over the world put a significant amount of their budget towards defense and the security along the lines of their borders. Governments all around the world have put great stress on the fact of continuously developing nuclear weapons; this is to help establish their strength over other weaker countries with none or little nuclear power. The first thing that comes to my mind when nuclear weapons are brought into conversation is the Hiroshima-Nagasaki
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The Nuclear Power Crisis In Japan Rabeea Bakrea Introduction:- Japan right now is facing a great energy problem‚ since the Tsunami on March 11th‚ 2011 the country shut down most of the Nuclear Power Plants for maintenance purposes but until now‚ they did not come back to normal‚ talking in numbers 43 out of 52 Nuclear Power Plants were shut down (The Economist‚ 2011). Japan is one of the largest nuclear power countries in the world‚ with 52 plants in operation‚ three under construction and 11
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KOODANKULAM NUCLEAR POWER PLANT Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant is a nuclear power station currently under construction in Koodankulam in the Tirunelveli district of the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Project investment cost to India was estimated to be US$ 3.5 billion in a 2001 agreement. History An Inter-Governmental Agreement on the project was signed on November 20‚ 1988 by Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. The project remained in limbo for 10 years due
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Should every country have the right to possess nuclear weapons? On the 6th November 1945‚ a United States bomber flew towards the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The only cargo aboard that B-29 bomber was an atomic bomb – ironically nicknamed “Little Boy” - that was to be dropped on its target. At 8.15am and at a height of around 2‚000ft the bomb exploded above Hiroshima‚ taking 140‚000 lives with it. Most of the 140‚000 died instantly‚ horrifyingly the rest of the innocent civilians that were
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