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Humans have been fighting over power since we have learned how to make and use weapons. Most weapons are built to only kill people, but one has the potential to destroy the word and its atmosphere. this weapon is called the nuke.

The nuke is a newer weapon made during world war two. The first one was tested in the manhattan project lead by robert oppenheimer and had nearly 600 people involved. The first two nukes made by these people were called the big boy and the fat man. The big boy and fatman were dropped on the cities of nagasaki and hiroshima and these were the only nukes actually used. Many more types of nukes were made mostly for a protection from war. One nuke, known as the hydrogen bomb, was so strong that it destroyed the entire island that was known as Elugelab. Ever since then, the nukes have been getting stronger and stronger. The strongest nuke, however, is about 50 to 58 megatons of tnt detonated in october 30 1961.

Nukes are still a problem in our world today. Currently, many of the continents have nuclear weapons stockpiled and will use ...

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