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The atomic bomb, or known as a nuclear weapon, is known as one of the most deadly weapon of all time. A fission bomb can release about the same amount of 20 tons of TNT. While a thermonuclear bomb weighing about 2,400 pounds can explode with a reaction of about 1.2 million tons of TNT. That can wipe out the whole city of Dallas! It was not until the 19th century that the atomic hypothesis achieved some progress. (The Birth of the Bomb.) The bomb has been used only two times on war. Both were in World War II, used by the United States of America against China. One by the name of “Little Boy” and another one named “Fat Boy.” Many will argue that the development of nuclear weapons has acted as a deterrent against severe conflicts and, to date, there are an estimated 15,375 nuclear weapons stockpiled around the world (Atomic Analysis.) Russia is said to account for 7,300 of these, while the US holds 6,970. The UK has 215, with Pakistan, India and Israel accounting for 130, 120 and 80 nuclear weapons respectively. The world’s nuclear stockpile peaked in 1986 at just over 60,000 weapons but has since steadily decreased. (Atomic Analysis.) The Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons aims to reduce the spread of nuclear weapons, but its …show more content…

Also what helped is the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty that put so many restrictions of the testing of many different kinds of nuclear weapons. Additional treaties and agreements have governed nuclear weapons stockpiles between the countries with the two largest stockpiles, the United States and the Soviet Union, and later between the United States and Russia. These include treaties such as SALT II (never ratified), START I (expired), INF, START II (never ratified), SORT, and New START, as well as non-binding agreements such as SALT I and the Presidential Nuclear Initiatives of

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