No Country Has the Right to Possess Nuclear Weapons

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Be it resolved that no country has the right to possess nuclear weapons. Nuclear weapons damage the environment greatly. The damage can be long lasting. One may argue that the damage to the environment can be justified by the fact that they can end wars quickly and reduce the number of deaths, but when they are used to end wars quickly, they will still kill many civilians indiscriminately. Radiation can kill many innocent people. However, the people most likely to be harmed by the radiation are the enemy country’s people, so therefore they are not innocent. But many civilians who die from radiation may not agree with what their government is doing and just because they live in an enemy country, doesn’t mean they are enemies or pose any danger to us. We shouldn’t kill people based on where they live. Many countries want to join “Nuclear Club.” They view it as prestigious. Keeping nuclear weapons encourages other countries to develop them, either for protection or prestige. Nevertheless, many countries will not have the means to develop weapons and there are many countries will not develop nuclear weapons just to get into a “club.” Countries would need to have other, stronger motives to develop the weapons. But, if some countries have nuclear weapons, others will feel the need to develop them for protection. Protection and safety would be a strong motive. If volatile nations develop nuclear weapons, they will pose a worldwide threat to everyone. Nonetheless, their activities can be detected and then promptly stopped. It would be quite difficult to develop nuclear weapons without detection. The volatile nations most likely will work in a secretive place. By the time they are detected, they may have already developed the weapons. T... ... middle of paper ... ...p them and declare war on the country. Therefore, the number of deaths isn’t reduced and their use is unethical. By keeping nuclear weapons, a nuclear war is more likely to happen. Nevertheless, a nuclear war will not happen because countries will know that there are other countries that have these weapons and it would be unwise to engage with the weapons. Volatile nations would be kept in check by fear of nuclear weapons. But, all it would take would be one nuclear missile to trigger a war. The war would be massive and devastating to everyone. For some countries, nuclear weapons will lull them into a false sense of invulnerability and they will not make wise decisions and engage in war anyways, resulting in deaths that could have been prevented. In conclusion, no country has the right to possess nuclear weapons. They are dangerous and should not be tampered with.

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