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Essay / Too late - 558
When you look at nuclear weapons trends, this is a very scary idea. Depending on how one views nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons will influence how the world is viewed today. With the enormous stockpile of weapons that exists in the world, life as we know it could be completely eliminated. In general, we view the arms race as a necessity to prevent the Russian communists from becoming too powerful and thus being able to threaten us. We needed as many missiles as them to maintain balance and thus be able to face all threats. However, the situation has now changed and, as more and more countries are capable of building and using nuclear devices, this threat is now greater than ever. It should be noted that we will never be able to organize research and development of nuclear weapons. While most countries will sign treaties stating that they will stop producing nuclear weapons, countries like Iraq will still try to build them. We can blame the United States and Russia for the tendency of countries to want as many nuclear weapons as possible. During the Cold War, both nations tried to manufacture as many weapons as possible. Each nation believed that if the other attacked, it would need enough weapons to destroy the other. It was good policy in terms of war. In terms of global security, this seems like a good idea. Knowing that if your country launched missiles at a nuclear state, the retaliation would be deadly. It was necessary to decide if they could survive ...