Is Nuclear War Still A Major Threat

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Is Nuclear War Still A Major Threat.

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March 29,1999 Jagdesh Cooma

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Is Nuclear War Still A Major Threat.

I. Introduction

II. Statistics about nuclear weapons

A. Most nuclear weapons have a blast radius of 1-5 miles

B. A year s worth of plutonium waste from an average nuclear plant can produce 800 nuclear bombs

C. Nuclear cruise missiles can be launched thousands of miles way from its programmed target

III. Reasons why nuclear war is resorted to

A. Total annihilation of one s enemy

B. Complete destruction of enemy s land

1. Can take years for adequate housing and businesses to develop

2. Destruction of farmland can severely hurt enemy nation

IV. Costs of nuclear war

A. Average nuclear bomb/missile can cost $2-8 million

B. Casualties of civilians and soldiers

1. Amount of lives lost can be unaccountably high

2. Cruel and ghastly means of death for those within two miles of blast

3. Number of civilians killed will be tremendous

C. Amount of damage done would me tremendous

D. Delivering and storage of nuclear weapons is costly and poses a high risk.

1. Air/sea crafts used to deliver weapons cost $millions for each run

2. Chances that crew on the craft or storage areas will be damaged,

destroyed or attacked poses a deadly threat

V. Affects of nuclear war

A. Millions of lives lost

B. Long-term radiation damages

1. Women exposed can bear children with birth defects

2. Survivors of the explosion can suffer from cancer to severe burns

3. Land can be unsuited for living (farming/housing)

4. Water can be deadly contaminated

5. Air can contain harmful filaments

C. In the end, there is no true winner

VI. Potential threat of countries possessing nuclear weapons

VII. Conclusion

April 26, 1999 Jagdesh Cooma

HWH3 ZK82

Is Nuclear War Still A Major Threat.

Nuclear war is not much of a major threat as it used to be. Now a days, people

have a stronger feeling towards peace in the world. There is a higher value for human

life, and more importantly, there is a greater need for an interdependent global economy

and society.

If you are going to understand nuclear warfare, you have to understand nuclear

weapons. The primary ingredient for a nuclear bomb or missile is plutonium, the waste

product of uranium. Uranium is what is used to run nuclear power plants. As uranium

is used up, plutonium is produced. The average nuclear power plant produces enough

plutonium to create 800 nuclear bombs or missiles.

Why are nuclear weapons so deadly. 1 A nuclear bomb can have a blast radius

of 1-5 miles. That s a blast powerful enough to wipe out an entire city. The effects of

the blast can have the surrounding 1 1,000 square miles covered in a radioactive blanket.

The mushroom cloud produced by the explosion soars to about 2 miles into the

sky. The force from the cloud can send any aircraft to the ground due to a tremendous

amount of turbulence. This is why only high-range/high-speed bombers are used to deploy

nuclear weapons.

Jagdesh Cooma

Is Nuclear War Still A Major Threat.

If a country chooses not to use aircraft in delivering the weapons, then can use

ships, submarines, and missile silos to launch nuclear cruise missiles. 2 Cruise missiles are

in a class of missiles known as fire-and-forget missiles. What happens is that the

missiles warheads are programmed to arrive at a certain location via satellite. These

missiles can be launched hundreds to even thousands of miles away from its target

location. One type of cruise missile, the Boeing AGM-86B Air Launched Cruise Missile

(ALCM), has been reported to have an accuracy level of 3 square yards of its

programmed target. By using missiles like this, they won t risk the lives of human pilots

or multimillion dollar planes.

Nuclear war is resorted to for a few major reasons. The primary reason is that

it can lead to total annihilation of one s enemy. With a

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