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…nuclear weapons. But with the continuing problem with our ever diminishing energy sources, some want us to begin using more nuclear energy and less energy from natural resources. This paper is going to discuss what plutonium is, the advantages…

…the Germans were developing an atomic bomb. Fearing what would happen if Germany developed a nuclear weapon, he urged Dr. Albert Einstein to convince the American government to support nuclear research. On August 2, 1939, a month before Germany invaded Poland…

…to do so. The Cuban Missile Crisis, decades of the Cold War, Chernobyl and the most recent tensions between nuclear weapons-possessing nations like India and Pakistan are only a few examples that should have given the United States cause to wonder if we…

…to Cubans retaliating with ready short range nuclear weapons. The theory of brinksmanship and MAD (mutually assured destruction) did not seem to discourage or dissuade the Cubans, particularly Castro. JFK's decision to merely blockade Cuba and seek diplomatic…

…a choice against nuclear war. It again seemed possible to hope for peace. That following summer, the two countries took a first step towards an arms agreement by banning the testing of nuclear weapons in the atmosphere…

…; the crisis began when the United States discovered that Cuba had secretly installed Soviet missiles able to carry nuclear weapons. The missiles were capable of hitting targets across most of the United States. The discovery led to a tense standoff of several days…

…of nuclear weapons, which had the capability of completely wiping out all humanity. Soviet and American leaders were smart- they knew what could happen. The destructive capability of nuclear warfare is the fundamental reason as to why the Cold War never resulted…

…the capability of wiping out thousands of people at a time. If terrorists, nuclear weapons and just the thought of war do not scare you how about the prices of Iraq’s gas? They have raised the prices of our oil and because of that Americans everywhere are starting…

…. This fear became worsened on August 29, 1949, when the Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb. It was a great shock to the United States because they weren't expecting the Soviet Union to possess the nuclear weapon knowledge so soon. This also means…

…, nationalistic uprisings, and ethnic cleansings. As well, the world economic situation was greatly improved by the military build-up during the Cold War. The implementation of the American "Marshall Plan" and the Communist "Molotov Plan", the nuclear arms race…