Weapons of Mass Destruction

By: Stephen Wilber

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Thesis

• Weapons of mass destruction should be stopped because they have devastating effects on people, long lasting effects on the environment, and they give citizens a fear about National Security.

3 Blue Prints

• It has devastating effects on the people

• It has long lasting effects on the environment

• They give a fear about National Security

• At the end of WWII, the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima happened– It was the US’s first nuclear bomb that was dropped

• It killed over 100,000 people• It caused Japan to surrender the war

Introduction

1st Blue Print

• Devastating effects on the people

– After being exposed to radiation you can get different types of cancer

– Radiation produces many toxic microorganisms that are very deadly when in your system

– They lose all the things they had after the explosion

2nd Blue Print

• Long lasting effects on the environment

– All the homes and buildings will be gone– There is still dangerous amounts in the air even if

you do decide to come back

3rd Blue Print

• The National Security gives a fear to other countries

– The US is looking for a way to deduct there weapons

– We have signed many treaties and policies

Conclusion

• The world is trying to stop the use of weapons of mass destruction

• The US is trying to stop the use of those weapons because of the damage and the harm it can do to the environment and the people.