Weapons Of Mass Destruction
Essay by 24 • November 19, 2010 • 1,094 Words (5 Pages) • 1,440 Views
The Possession of Weapons of Mass Destruction
In today's society, we, as a global community have the mutual goal of world peace. No country should hold any weapons, whether nuclear, biological, chemical or radiological weapons of mass destruction. They trigger unnecessary wars and events, are extremely dangerous and the overall reputation of the country with the possession of weapons of mass destruction is ruined. The society, the environment and the economy of the country is basically destroyed by weapons of mass destruction; not to mention the mass amounts of lives lost resulting from them. Weapons of mass destruction are still very prevalent; even though we are educated in the harms, which obviously outweigh the positive aspects of these weapons.
A society of a country can consist of anywhere from standard of living and the way people live, to the religions and beliefs of the country's citizens. Iraq and surrounding countries, in particular, are full of warfare and conflict over their possession of weapons of mass destruction. The population is in constant danger over the threat of weapons of mass destruction to the United States and other countries. Not only are there mass amounts of deaths each year because of the danger, the society cannot simply live a normal life. The citizens are living terrible lives because of the backlash of the poor economy. If the use of or possession of weapons of mass destruction continues, life for societies involved will continue to decrease, resulting in a lower standard of living. This is something that no one deserves. It is unfair for citizens to have to also reap the punishments of possession of weapons of mass dissertation just because one form of authority believes they should have it, even for protection.
Many countries around the world possess weapons of mass destruction and this is very dangerous for the environment. With biological, chemical and radiological weapons being used in many wars, it damages our environment. Historically, nuclear weapons of mass destruction have generated massive amounts of radioactive waste for countries. Unexploded weapons polluted rivers, contaminated soil, and damaged landscapes which has harmed local economies, and ecosystems. Eco-systems are damaged and polluted, this
creates an unsafe home not only for humans, but also for the animals. Nuclear and
chemical weaponry produce long-term effects on animal life as well as pollute our air. By releasing chemicals into the air, our environment is slowing dying and becoming dangerous and damaging the homes and health of millions of animals. Other environmental issues that countries have to deal with are population growth, water scarcity, pollution, and economic instability. Our society today produces enough pollution that we do not need the help of countries toxic gases from weapons of mass destruction to pollute it anymore. Already, the environment has been bombed with several problems in the past years, if countries keeps using these weapons of mass destruction you will see a somewhat healthy environment vanish, more so than it has already . Not all long-term effects on the environment from weapons of mass destruction have been determine, but surely, if the use of them continue, we will find out soon enough.
The economic stability of a country is extremely important for so many reasons. There are several factors for a country which will affect its economy. Trading is a huge aspect as this not only brings in money, but sells the country's goods. Trading produces and develops diplomatic and economic relationship with other country which will, in turn, produce a more powerful country. Algeria, Bulgaria, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Libya and Serbia are all countries which currently possess radiological, chemical, biological or nuclear weapons of mass destruction; each of these countries also have very bad economies. Having weapons of mass destruction in their hands is not the sole
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