guilhermemoreirawh - Nuclear Proliferation

Essential Questions:

Who determines who gets to have WMD’s and who doesn't get to have them?
Nuclear deterrents: Do the ends justify the means?
Is it possible to un-invent any object deemed too dangerous to exist?
Is the UN too weak? Too powerful?
What options are available to non-aligned countries to defend themselves from superpowers?

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NUKEMAP Bombing Results: (Opener)

City bombed: Boston, MA, USA (Pine Banks Park, Malden).
"Ivy King"- largest pure fission weapon tested by the USA (500kt).
Fireball Radius was 0.95 km. If bomb touches ground, amount of radioactive fallout is significantly increased. Air blast radius (20psi) Heavily built concrete buildings are damaged or demolished. Fatalities approach 100%. Radiation radius (500 rem) Without medical treatment, there is a 50%-90% expected mortality from the effects. Air blast radius (5psi) Most residential buildings collapse, injuries are universal, and fatalities are widespread. Thermal radiation radius (3rd Degree Burns) 7.91km Third degree burns extended throughout skin. No pain felt usually, because pain nerves are damaged. Can cause severe scarring, and can require amputation.