what are some negative aspects of nuclear bombing?

Question

other than the deaths of countless innocent people and the destruction of valuable land. also, can nuclear bombing cause people to act less civilly, how so? nd please support ur answers. im writing a paper nd i need some more ideas to support my topic of nuclear bombing being bad (i have to persuade someone to why this method of warfare should never be used again) . thnx.

Answer 1

Nuclear bombing could be 28 minutes from now or 280 years from now. When the superpowers square off against each other in two camps, then come back and we'll talk world war 3.

Until then, just think regional conflicts, wars between rump states, proxy wars and brinksmanship. If you recall the Yom Kippur War in 1973, a coalition of Arab States (Egypt, Syria and Jordan) were soundly defeated by the Israelis. That was a worse situation than the current conflict and it didn't raise a blip on the world war radar (not that it didn't have the potential to spark a global war).

The next World War will involve a nuclear exchange, how could it not. In the first 30 minutes, nearly a billion people will have been vaporised, mostly in the US, Russia, Europe, China and Japan. Another 1.5 billion will die shortly thereafter from radiation poisoning. The northern hemisphere will be plunged into prolonged agony and barbarity.

Eventually the nuclear winter will spread to the southern hemisphere and all plant life will die. You ask some of the aspects of nuclear bombing, you are asking when will we commit global suicide. My answer is it won't happen soon because the larger superpowers are more rational than the rump states in the middle east.

Our biggest risk is an accidental launch of nukes by one of the nuclear powers. Of course the immediate impacts depend on the kiloton yield of the nuclear device, i only mentioned the worse case scenario above. Check out the following sites which show the effects of a nuclear detonation over various US cities:

http://www.fas.org/main/content.jsp?formAction=297&contentId=367

http://meyerweb.com/eric/tools/gmap/hydesim.html?inpyield=500

Answer 2

Well the obvious nature of a long tortured death should be up there on the list.
The problem is not one of the death count - They become the lucky ones in a nuclear strike it's the many who suffer poisoning slowly it's the hideously deformed babies that are born to both humans and animals for generations that should also give you pause for thought. The wind tends to blow and that carries fall out all over the world dissipating with the miles but not disappearing. It may lead to localized floods and temperature changes that may effect the globe.
It kills the target it poisons the earth and it deforms everyone within a 70 mile radius depending on the strength of the bomb.
The US has the best bombs in the world (I think that pretty well accepted by everyone) One of their "good" bombs would be the end of every living thing in a 100 mile radius for a few thousand years - And the wind does blow which means whoever dropped it would breathe that crap in sooner or later

Answer 3

You have to PROVE it is wrong?

I would think that the death of millions, the proliferation of cancers and birth defects, the destrution of arable land for millenia, are excellent reasons to consider it wrong.

Consider also. If one country is bombed, the debris of that bomb, all of the destructive elements, are spread around the world via weather systems. There IS a ripple effect in these things.

Hiroshima. Nagasaki. Look at parts of the world where there have been leaks and see the desolation. Just show this person some photographs. You really do not have to say a word. There is NEVER anything civil in the mass destruction of a people. You cannot use the word at ALL in such context.

http://www.uruknet.info/?p=22658

http://www.thewe.cc/weplanet/news/depleted_uranium_iraq_afghanistan_balkans.html

If you can stomach what you see here, print a photo for your discussion partner. You will not have to say a single word.

Answer 4

This can vary depending on the type of material and its isotope. These are the largest problems presented with nuclear power. 1. Waste Nuclear waste is usually a problem with conventional forms of power using radioactive materials. When you put these elements through nuclear fission, it results in one or more byproducts which may be environmental liabilities. Some of them have extremely long half lives and need to be properly contained (or in some cases, disposed of) which also leads to an extremely political problem with illegal dumping of these toxic substances. Another problem is that some of said materials / substances can be used in production of nuclear weapons. 2. Core Overload When the material in a standard reactor is not cooled to a constant temperature capable of lowering the immense heat produced, it can result in the fissile material overheating and causing immense damage, perhaps in the form of an explosion. It would have devastating environmental implications, and one overload can have global effects.

Answer 5

This book is an excellent read on the justification for the use of nuclear weapons.

Note that Fascist Japan surrendered after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. A fascist society that openly declared they would fight to the death and kill millions of Americans, meekly surrendered after several of their cities suffered massive destruction.

Now Japan is our biggest ally militarily and economically in Asia and the society is a pacifist one instead of a warlike one.

Answer 6

Have you ever seen the movie, "Beneath the Planet of the Apes"?

The Earth would be decimated, with maybe only the cockroaches surviving.

If one side breeches the agreement to not use nuclear warefare, then the other sides will break the agreement, as well.

At some point, it will be the weapon of choice for achieving a country's goals.

Answer 7

Also depending on the half-life of the Nuclear-Isotopes (used in the making of the bomb!) you could have long-lasting residual-radiation that could potentially go on for thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years after the bombs have been detonated!

Answer 8

1. No matter where you drop it, you are down wind of the fallout!

2. Once you use it, others will feel less restrained about using them.

Answer 9

It pollutes the land, makes the victims hate you, and makes them want to do it to you! It also pollutes the atmosphere, ruins the air, and makes a lot of people egible for foreign aid!

Answer 10

Two words: Hiroshima, Nagasaki