Do Nuclear Weapons make the world safer or more dangerous?

There are a lot of controversial issues happening because of nuclear weapons. Russia is moving nuclear weapons into Belarus, and Putin recently met with Kim Jong-un to discuss collaborations on nuclear-capable rocket technology. Even though this might lead to a very strong collaboration and is promising for North Korea, this can also lead to some dangerous results for the rest of the world. Nuclear weapons are basically explosive devices that can literally wipe out a whole city. They can kill millions of people, animals, plants, and devastate an area. In real life, this can create many harms for future generations. However, there are still some people who think nuclear weapons are beneficial because they can protect weaker countries and limit the size of conflicts. However, they are wrong. The only thing nuclear weapons will do is create destruction for people in the world. So I think that nuclear weapons make the world more dangerous because they can make small-scale conflicts more likely and there might be misunderstandings.

First of all, nuclear weapons will make the world more dangerous because they can make small-scale conflicts more likely. Some people say that these weapons will keep people away from making any war, but if the countries with these weapons attack their neighbors, it makes it hard for non-nuclear states to fight back. This actually happened in real life. Russia and Ukraine are fighting a war, but it is hard for Ukraine to win since Russia has some nuclear weapons. Also, if Ukraine tries to attack Russia in a very violent way, Russia could simply respond with its nuclear weapons, making the war very unfair. As you can see, nuclear weapons don’t make the world safer because they make small-scale wars more likely. So, therefore, we shouldn’t consider them safe.

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Secondly, nuclear weapons make the world dangerous because there can be accidental use and misunderstandings. Humans are not perfect, since we are not programmed like robots. Therefore, we can make mistakes and misunderstandings can occur through miscommunication. This could easily lead to an accidental nuclear war. For example, during the Cuban Missile Crisis, a Soviet B-59 Submarine was considering using a nuclear weapon due to misunderstanding the situation. However they needed three officers to agree. Thankfully, two officers agreed, but one did not, leading them not to use their nuclear weapons. Even though they did not use the weapons, they were still pretty close to using it. If they had used nuclear weapons, it could have led to a huge war and possibly a full nuclear attack by the US. Another example is when the US dropped nuclear bombs on themselves, Spain, and Greeceland by accident. They were lucky: the bombs didn’t explode. However, that is just pure luck, and countries won’t always be that lucky. There isn’t enough guarantee for that, so we should recognize the dangers that nuclear weapons pose to the world.

Despite these reasons, some people might argue that nuclear weapons make the world safer. One common argument is that they can protect weaker countries. However, that is not always the case. Having nuclear weapons can make weaker countries more violent because they will feel powerful. Additionally, just because they have nuclear weapons does not mean that they will always win a war. In particular, since weaker countries might not be able to handle the weapons well, they could easily have miscommunications and use their nuclear weapons. It is not a problem anyone wants to have. So if we want to continue living safe lives, we should not embrace nuclear weapons.

In conclusion, I believe that nuclear weapons make the world more dangerous because they can make small-scale conflicts more likely and there could be accidental use and misunderstandings related to them. To make the world a better place, we should not use nuclear weapons and should try to reduce the number of nuclear weapons in the world.