NUCLEAR WARFARE

IS NUCLEAR WARFARE USED AS A LAST OPTION ?

• No First Use (NFU) is a pledge by a country containing nuclear weapons not to use it as a first option
• Many countries around the world refuse to adopt (NFU)
• China was the first to introduce (NFU)
• Some of the countries who refuse to adopt (NFU) agree only to use them defensively
• Many countries have not admitted to having nuclear weapons....

WHAT COUNTRIES ARE PREPARED FOR NUCLEAR WARFARE?

• The countries that have admitted to having nuclear weapons prepared are:
• -USA -United Kingdom -France -Russia -China
• The countries who have admitted to having nuclear weapons but are not prepared to use them are
• -India -Pakistan -North Korea
• Israel is believed to have nuclear weapons but has not confessed

WHAT WAS THE FIRST RECORDING OF NUCLEAR WARFARE?

• The first recording was in World War II
• On August 6, 1945 the first nuclear bomb was dropped in the Japanese city of Hiroshima
• On August 9, 1945 a second bomb was dropped in Nagasaki, Japan
• Both bombs were made and dropped by the USA to end World War II
• The bombs were both used as last resorts or options for the USA

WHAT PART OF THE BOMB DOES MOST OF THE DAMAGE? RADIATION OR EXPLOSION?

• Explosions from the bomb can last up to 45 min
• Explosion can do 40-50% of the damage
• Radiation can last a matter of seconds or thousands of years
• Radiation can cause 30-40% of the damage done
• Everything depends on the ingredients of the bomb made

WEBSITES USED

• Wikipedia.org
• www.history.com
• www.fas.org
• Asiasociety.org
• Web.mit.edu