Should The United States Prevent Nuclear Weapons?

Nuclear weapons were made to cause mass destruction, kill and mame other human beings. They were first used to bomb Japan in 1945 in order to end World War II. With the aftermath of the bombs 140,000 people died and detrimental effects lasted after the explosion causing cancer and other diseases (Hiroshima). Not long after the end of World War II, the Cold War arose between the Soviet Union and America and an arms race took place stockpiling more nuclear weapons. While the war lasted forty five years, no bombs were denentated because of the fear that using one would cause mutually assured destruction (Kennedy). The fear of mutually assured destruction from nuclear weapons and other weapons eventually lead the Soviet Union and America signed the INF treaty years after the Cold War, that implemented restrictions and regulations for missiles (Treaty Between The United States). Since missiles

Communication is a vital aspect to peace between nations, and the United Nations supports discussion and treaties between nations. The UN helped pass the treaty on Non-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 1995, which had the goal of halting the spread of nuclear weapons and promote the technology behind nuclear weapons in a peaceful way. The United States was one of the 191 other states to sign the treaty (Treaty on the Non-Proliferation). The United Nations not only crafted a treaty between America and multiple nations, but it also protected national security by preventing the spread of weapons, thus the threat of death from those weapons. Nuclear weapons have no benefit, only detrimental effects, thus the United States working with other nations to stop the spread and creation of them, helps national