•Nuclear+Proliferation

Essential Questions: Basically, the US, Russian and the international arms control community. They are the nations that have the greatest amount of nuclear weaponry, therefore they're the most powerful. No. Never. Especially in the context of war. War is destructive and harmful for the human kind, flora, fauna and the world. Yes. Such objects can be "moved from operational status to various reserve, inactive, or contingency categories". However, many international organizations have failed to require the destruction of these weapons. Too weak. They haven't demanded the destruction of these weapons. They haven't proved that they, as an international organization, are stronger than just a couple of nations that are reluctant to the idea of destroying nuclear weapons. Strongly support the policies and the laws which are against nuclear weapons. After all, if they ally with one superpower, they just making more political/economical enemies.
 * **Who determines who gets to have WMD’s and who doesn't get to have them?**
 * **Nuclear deterrents: Do the ends justify the means?**
 * **Is it possible to un-invent any object deemed too dangerous to exist?**
 * **Is the UN too weak? Too powerful?**
 * **What options are available to non-aligned countries to defend themselves from superpowers?**


 * Questions on the article:** [[file:Questions on nuclear proliferation article.docx]]


 * 1/8/2014 Opener:**[[file:Opener 2 on Figure 2 of NUclear Proliferation Reader.docx]]


 * Notes On Choice Video Clip:**[[file:Notes on Choices video clips.docx]]

After the detonation of the atomic bomb 2.491.000 people, approximately, were affected by the impact. The radiation radius was of 2.26 kilometers. Victims experienced the following effects: Third degree burns in various layers of the skin. Torturous death. (Dying took two to three weeks) The bomb destroys the skins nerves, therefore the victim does not feel any type of pain whatsoever. In many cases, amputation was extremely necessary.
 * **Nukemap Bombing Results**:


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