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Would the World be a Safe Place

without Nuclear Weapons?

By: Joseph De Leon Rios

Question: How do you

feel about eliminating

Nuclear Weapons from

all nations?

➢ According to (ICAN) in an (article) published on (The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) on (date) “In the long-term, nuclear weapons produce ionizing radiation, which kills or sickens those exposed, contaminates the environment, and has long-term health consequences, including cancer and genetic damage. Their widespread use in atmospheric testing has caused grave long-term consequences. Physicians project that some 2.4 million people worldwide will eventually die from cancers due to atmospheric nuclear tests conducted between 1945 and 1980.”

Chernobyl: Located in Ukraine

➢ According to (Union of Concerned Scientists) in an (article) published on ( Union of Concerned Scientist ) on (Sep 29, 2016) “Modern nuclear weapons work by combining chemical explosives, nuclear fission, and nuclear fusion. The explosives compress nuclear material, causing fission; the fission releases massive amounts of energy in the form of X-rays, which create the high temperature and pressure needed to ignite fusion.”