Nuclear Proliferation And The World

The latest hot topic of debate in world affairs fornuclear weapon, then the truth is that the entire
the last one month has been "Iran and Its Nuclearlatest Iraq war would have never happened. No
Energy Program" . There are all kind of debatesworld leader is crazy now to attack a country
going on the effect of Nuclear Proliferation and itswhich possess Nuclear Weapon and sacrifice so
effects in World Peace. let me introduce mymuch of his forces along with his political career. If
fellow readers to what exactly Nuclearthere was a chance of this happening, this world
Proliferation means:would have ended during the cold war days.
Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclearDuring Cold War it was actually the Nuclear
weapons production technology and knowledge toWeapons which kept the peace in the world. In
nations that do not already have such capabilities.todays world with terrorism threat looming around
It has been opposed by many nations with andthe world, this is the main cause put forward by
without nuclear weapons, who fear that moreNuclear powers to prevent other countries from
countries with nuclear weapons may increase theacquiring Nuclear weapons. or in other words
possibility of nuclear warfare, de-stabilize"Osama Bin Laden and company helps these
international or regional relations, or infringe uponnuclear powers to keep their control over other
the national sovereignty of individual nation-states.countries".
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)Nuclear Weapons are giving nations a sense of
has been the primary international anti-proliferationprotection, which the UN security council failed to
organization since it was established in 1957 byprovide. The recent Iraq War demonstrated how
the United Nations. It operates a safeguardsin effective is the UN Security Council. Us and its
system as specified under the Nuclearallies attacked Iraq without a UN mandate, not
Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) of 1968. It haseven a finger was raised. Whereas in 1990 when
involved cooperation in developing nuclear energyIraq attacked so much actions were rightly taken.
while ensuring that civil uranium, plutonium, andSo it emphasizes the point that the UN security
associated plants are used only for peacefulcouncil is used to control and target the Third
purposes and do not contribute in any way toworld countries or in other words make them fall
proliferation or nuclear weapons programs.in line. Every nation in the country has the right to
Those countries which have signed the NPT hasgo Nuclear and protect itself from the wrath of
been in deep trouble in the recent past. Simplethe superpowers. The underlining principle of the
because like very UN laws this also is used by theNuclear strategy should be "Either Every country
powerful countries against them. If you take thepossess it or no one possess it". Like Denzel
Iran case in particular there is no concretewashington's character in crimpson Tide said "In
evidence which shows Iran has a Weaponthe nuclear world War is the enemy". So only
Program. But it seems every other country in thesolution is get rid off all nuclear weapons. There is
UN is more or less convinced that they have one.no point of talking about reducing the weapon
The point I want to throw some light here isnumbers. And for those who claims that Osama
"What makes a Nuclear weapon so attractive forBin Laden will get hold off a nuclear bomb." What
most of country". The main reason why manydifference it makes whether it is fired by terrorist
country is trying to become a nuclear power isor by any country". So get rid of it.
"The protection it gives". If Saddam Hussein had a