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Nuclear Weapons

In its attempts to harness the power of the atom, mankind has itself in
the possession of weapons with unbelievable, destructive power. Nations now
have the ability to destroy entire cities from hundreds of miles away, in only
minutes. These weapons are . cost the citizens
of the United States billions of dollars in taxes each year, the testing and
maintenance of these weapons pose serious health risks, and the actual need for
these weapons is not and has not been around for years. For the above reasons,
I feel the United States should reduce its nuclear arsenal.
Nuclear weapons derive their power from the energy released when a heavy
nucleus is divided, called fission or when light ...

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releasing energy and a neutron. In order to squeeze the two
nuclei together, an atomic fission bomb is usually used. A fusion reaction
releases about four times more energy per unit mass than a fission reaction.
The United States supervised the development of the atomic bomb under the code
name Manhattan Project, during World War II. The first nuclear chain reaction
occurred in December 1942, at the University of Chicago. Soon after the first
bomb test, atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki in 1945. The first hydrogen bomb was developed by a team of United
States scientists and was first tested on November 1, 1952. After World War II,
a new age of military strategy occurred. The United States built up massive
nuclear weapons arsenals and developed highly sophisticated systems of delivery
and defense. Today's intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) carry one or
more multiple, independently targeted reentry vehicles (MIBVs), each ...

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Added: 8/31/2008 11:31:40 AM
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