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Nuclear weapons are dangerous because they have not been around long enough to see the long term effects. They also may release many toxic chemicals.
Kathleen Cruickshank
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∙ 13y agoFunctionally, an atomic bomb is not much more dangerous than a chemical explosive bomb. However, the reason that we consider atomic bombs dangerous politically, is that the amount of destructive power that can be packed into a small device is huge.
Think of it this way: in World War Two, the Little Boy bomb dropped on Hiroshima by one single B-29 had the same destructive force as over 5,000 B-17 bombers using conventional explosives. Today, a typical warhead on an ICBM has a explosive yield of about 500kT (half megaton), which is equivalent to over 7000 loads from a B-52.
Having the ability to kill everyone in a mid-size city in a device that can fit in a compact car's trunk changes how people look at a weapon. Politically, they are considered extremely dangerous because of their ability to kill huge numbers of people indiscriminately, and their ease of concealment.
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∙ 10y agoBecause one person has the power to wipe out an entire country.
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∙ 11y agobecause it can blow you up
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What term describes the stockpiling of nuclear weapons by the superpowers blockade space race arms race détente?
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What does MAD stand for in terms of the nuclear arms race?
Mutually Assured Destruction.
What era was the Berlin airlift the Cuban missile crisis and the nuclear arms race?
The Cold War
Why is nuclear arms race important?
it was a competition between two or more parties to have the best armed forces.
What organization helped create bomb shelters during the nuclear arms race era?
The Civil Defense
Why was the arms race dangerous?
The arms race was dangerous because neither the Soviet Union or the U.S could protect its people from a nuclear attack.
How did the nuclear arms race affect the course of the cold war?
The nuclear arms race was the core of the cold war.
What were the main features of the arms race?
Nuclear arms race was where Cold War was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were
What has the author Ray Perkins written?
Ray Perkins has written: 'The ABCs of the Soviet-American nuclear arms race' -- subject(s): Arms race, Military policy, Nuclear arms control, Nuclear weapons
What were the main features of the nuclear arms?
Nuclear arms race was where Cold War was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were
What is the solution to the nuclear arms race?
The end of everything.
What do you think is meant arms race?
'Arms race' was the 'race' between America and Soviet Russia to develop as many nuclear weapons as possible.
Who was the president when the nuclear arms race started?
Truman, in 1949.
What ended the arms race?
The Arms Race ended with the end of the cold war and the breakup of the USSR. The nuclear arms race came about during the Cold War.
Which technology was a product of the arms race following World War 2?
its the dang atomic bomb
What has the author Adam Suddaby written?
Adam Suddaby has written: 'The nuclear arms race' 'The nuclear war game' -- subject(s): Military policy, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear warfare, Deterrence (Strategy), Arms race, History, United States, Great Britain
What agreement led to the slowing down of the nuclear arms race?
SALT
