Nuclear Testing: Is It Right or Wrong?

One of the major concerns that our planet is facing today is global warming, striving for clean energy, and peace. While every nation is striving to achieve this, there is a feeling that their national security is being threatened. Although summits are being held on this front, the issues are getting more complicated by the minute and the outcome is not what we expect them to be. While some of the nations are desperately trying to accomplish this, America often tries to interfere in their issues. And since nuclear power is the best possible solution to so many of the problems that our planet is facing today, every country should have the right to nuclear testing without having President Bush harassing them about it.

Using nuclear power can have one of the biggest positive effects, which is, it produces clean energy. More houses and factories can operate with minimal amount of energy without harming the environment. This can be a step towards energy conservation, which our current world is in great need of. By using nuclear energy we end up with less greenhouse emissions. Thermal power produces carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases which are harmful to human health and also causes the ozone layer to deplete. It is proved that people who live near thermal power plants are in more danger of having the side-effects caused by radiation than those that live near nuclear power plants. On the other hand the amount of energy released from a small amount of nuclear power is amazing. “A tiny piece of Uranium about the size of a golf ball has the same amount of stored energy as 2,300,000 pounds of coal!” Coal combustion on the other hand, wastes more energy than it produces.

Having the nuclear power will give the nation security and will also strengthen them. Moreover, nuclear testing has often been used as an indicator of scientific and military strength. In which case, neighbouring countries would not attempt invasion. When more countries are more advanced with nuclear technology the monopolization of power by the U.S. can be stopped. When every nation is eventually up to par with each other the need to invade and conflict with one and other will be lost. Therefore, since everyone is strong enough, they will be able to co-exist peacefully.

Nuclear power could be the answer to something that the whole world is concerned about, global warming. This power is the most efficient of all energy sources.

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