Abstract:
The weapons used for mass destruction can be identified as Nuclear, Biological and
Chemical (NBC). The controlling, reduction and eventual elimination of the use of
nuclear weapons are analyzed as the main objective of the international community.
According to world history there is only one such example, that is the Nuclear Weapon
US used against Japan in World War II, which is in the history of physical warfare.
There were many nuclear testing done during the cold war and they were carried out
at maximum safety levels. Their intention and outcome were not physical conflicts.
Many countries have used nuclear explosions to display nuclear capability. With the
advancement of modern technology, destruction of human and physical resources
would increase in a massive scale in comparison with the past. The main objectives of
this research are, to identify the effects of nuclear weapons, analyze the use and their
function to find information on the treaties on nuclear weapons and their practical
application. The research question is on why powerful countries put much effort to
develop their nuclear strength despite being in agreement to reduce the use of nuclear
weapons. This research is based on secondary data. As for limitations, complete
dependence on secondary data sources and the inability to identify countries that
possess nuclear energy can be stated. The outcomes would enable us to show the effort
of powerful countries to enhance their nuclear capability considering their differences
in the international politics, lack of practicality in treaties agreed upon and absence
of mechanism to effectively enforce those treaties. Due to these conditions banning
nuclear testing and controlling and eliminating nuclear weapons have not become a
reality yet. We can see that the powerful nations of the world continue with discussions
to ban nuclear weapons. Hence it can be identified as a root cause in aggravating the
conflicts in the arena of international politics.
