The thought of nuclear warfare doesn't only scare me, but it also brings the thought to my head of how short of a war that it would be.  With some countries only being as big a Texas or Florida, it wouldn't take that many nukes to wipe them out completely.  And even if there was a “winner” of this war, imagine the complete annihilation of all the countries.  The level of radiation in the air would be unimaginable!  It would be comparable to the apocalypse.  I mean it would be unbearable to live!  In the long run we would only be exterminating ourselves one nuke at a time. 

Problems With Nuclear Weapons

During the Cold War, the U.S. and the Soviet Union were the only two superpowers with nuclear weapons. There was a mutual respect for each other and fortunately, restraint against using any nuclear weapons during that time in history. Today, however, is a different story. There are over twenty nations with nuclear weapons and the list seems to only be growing. The problems with nuclear weapons are vast. The more nuclear weapons or devices there are, the easier it will be for one or more of them to get into the hands of terrorists. Another major problem with nuclear weapons is that the more countries there are obtaining these weapons, the greater the risks of a mistake or accidental launch taking place. This would place the entire world in a very unstable situation with no real remedy. As more rogue nations obtain nuclear weapons, peaceful nations feel they have a need to arm themselves. As a result, they will themselves seek out nuclear weapons, not for offensive purposes, but to use as a deterrent, a defensive measure. The more nations there are either trying to obtain nuclear weapons or possessing them creates great instability worldwide. The question is not "if" there is a detonation of a nuclear weapon, but rather "when." Disaster will strike simply because some of the nations obtaining nuclear weapons do not have the same restraint the U.S. and Soviet Union displayed during the Cold War. These rogue nations main objective in obtaining nuclear weapons is to intimidate, threaten, and attack enemies with their newly acquired technology.

World War II Nukes

The first nuke was created by the U.S. during WWII to be used against the Axis Powers. The fist time an atomic bomb was used was when we hit Hiroshima, Japan after they refused to surrender. The nuke that was used was nick-named "Fat Man".

                                              ( A "Fat Man" nuke being assembled )

Another popularized nuke was "Little Boy". He was used after another failed surrender attempt. But this time they dropped the nuke on Nagasaki. Shortly after the second bombing Japan issued a surrender and WWII officially came to an end.

                                               ( A completed "Little Boy" nuke )

 

United States vs. USSR/Russia (WWII - Cold War)

The nuclear arms race was a battle for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.

                                            ( U.S. and U.S.S.R. nuclear stockpiles )