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The Road To A Safer Future

The document discusses the threat posed by nuclear weapons and the need for countries to work together to forge a safer future without these weapons. It outlines several treaties aimed at nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, such as the NPT, which seeks to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons through pillars related to banning transfers, pursuing disarmament, and allowing peaceful nuclear energy use. However, these treaties have limitations and not all countries agree to them, so united international cooperation is needed to overcome divisions and eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons.

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The Road To A Safer Future

The document discusses the threat posed by nuclear weapons and the need for countries to work together to forge a safer future without these weapons. It outlines several treaties aimed at nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, such as the NPT, which seeks to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons through pillars related to banning transfers, pursuing disarmament, and allowing peaceful nuclear energy use. However, these treaties have limitations and not all countries agree to them, so united international cooperation is needed to overcome divisions and eliminate the threat posed by nuclear weapons.

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The Road to a Safer Future

The modern era has brought great advances in technology and this technology has without a
doubt made human life easier and more comfortable. However, it cannot be denied that this era
has brought with it a new threat to the very existence of mankind: weapons of mass destruction,
more specifically, nuclear weapons. Past tragedies have shown mankind what these weapons are
capable of doing, such as the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombing by the United States of America.
With increasing tensions between countries and heated confrontations, it is clear that a nuclear
Armageddon is not only very possible but is probable, and if the world does not come together at
this moment to forge a safer future, a future without nuclear weapons and a future without the
fear of these weapons then the extinction of mankind will be inevitable.
However, what one cannot deny about nuclear power is that its use in nuclear power production
is the most clean means to acquire electricity. The only way to cater to the threat of nuclear
weapons is to implement past treaties, one of them being the NPT. This treaty handles both
disarmament and also keeps the production of nuclear power in check.
Why nuclear weapons are considered such a dangerous hazard is that the radiation they emit not
only affect the victims but also their offspring’s physical growth. The treaty has no defined
pillars by which a nation might navigate. To this effect, it has been referred to and interpreted as
a ‘pillar based treaty’. The first pillar states that “nuclear-weapon states pledge not to transfer
nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices to any other state or in any way assist,
encourage or induce any non-nuclear-weapon state in the manufacture or acquisition of a nuclear
weapon and further states that no non-nuclear weapon state will involve in the transfer of nuclear
weapons”. This article bans the exchange of nuclear weapon which can lead to the prevention of
nuclear proliferation which can reduce the threat of nuclear weapons.
The second pillar is related to the disarmament of nuclear weapons. Under this pillar, all parties
agree to “undertake to pursue good-faith negotiations on effective measures relating to cessation
of the nuclear arms race, to nuclear disarmament, and to general and complete disarmament”.
The pillar aims to create goodwill among the countries and bring international peace by reducing
tension. By implementing this treaty, not only do we kill off the threat of nuclear war, but also
create international trust.
The third and last pillar stated that “parties are allowed to use nuclear material for nuclear power
production and for scientific use”. What this pillar aims to do is to use nuclear material which
would benefit the international community rather than being a threat to mankind.
However, it cannot be ignored that this treaty does have a lot of loopholes. The most important
one is that the treaty does recognize some nuclear state and considers them legal. However,
things like this can be solved by constant discussion, negotiation and dedicated peace talks. The
way that this can shape a safer future is that this treaty not only aims to end the greatest threat to
mankind but also aims to create a more unified international community, and develop
international trust.

Now, it must not be ignored that there are more treaties that are at work in the attempt to solve
this. These include the CTBT,SORT,SORT II,START I,START II and SALT. These treaties are
mostly aimed at restricting the testing of the new ICBM (Inter-continental Ballistic Missile) and
the disarmament of present missiles as well. In some aspects they are similar to the NPT though
they have elements which are drastically different from one another, but their focus to prevent
nuclear proliferation is their paramount objective.
Unfortunately, the reason why these treaties have not reached their full potential is that not all
states agree to the treaty and that it itself has caused great division between the international
community, and the only this can be solved if the international community unites as one and
works together. The future cannot be shaped by one country alone, it can only happen with the
collective actions of many. It is not even important which solution we implement as long as we
work together and agree on one term and eliminate the threat of this deadly weaponry once and
for all because, if we do press the kill switch on nuclear war, it will kill us.

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