WMD
Weapons of mass destruction can be either chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear
It has never been ethical to create any weapon that causes harm to other human beings. However, throughout history, ethics have been frequently ignored in order to advance a certain society. Powers are given to the strongest kingdom and truth is determined by the victor. Therefore, even today, the struggle for power internationally requires the use of force. As demonstrated in the Cold War between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, nations often struggle to see who can build the biggest, strongest weapons before the other. The Great Space Race was also a battle to put the first person in space and then on the moon.
Although weapons, specifically weapons of mass destruction, are not ethical, their development is inevitable. If one nation doesn't match another's technology, they are viewed as inferior. Iran's nuclear program threatens to dismantle the structure of the Middle East. Some countries, like Iran, seek to build weapons of mass destruction as a threat or a way to carry out their own efforts for dominance.
The most accurate way to describe the development of such horrible weapons is "fighting fire with fire". Everyone seems to think that to fight an evil thing, the only solution is to overcome them with the same evil force. This is entirely untrue and has resulted in countless deaths throughout the world's history. As I previously stated, there is no way to stop these programs, as the modern world requires that a nation has a means to project their willpower. Unfortunately, that willpower is often misinterpreted by those in power, who seem to think that weapons and force are the only ways to stop the same evils they are creating. The creation of these weapons started a cycle that will never end: death, revenge, and rivalries.
Good job adding in the human element into the end of your blog. Willpower does have a lot to do with war.
ReplyDeleteThis is excellent! yes its true weapon development is inevitable.
ReplyDeleteI really liked the part about how the Cold War was basically a competition between the U.S and the Soviet Union to build the biggest weapons. The only way that this cycle of making bigger weapons only ended when the Soviet Union's economy collapsed and the Union disintegrated, in these types of rivalries their is only one winner and a loser(s)
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