Arms race [1] now is an important world issue. The reason why there are lots of races is because there is a new kind of energy was found --- nuclear. Many countries are going to make more powerful weapons than other countries to show their strength. Every new events has been justified in the name of security, however, do we ever think about, "do nuclear weapons really provide security for us?" My answer is no. Although nuclear weapons are extremely powerful, but for many reasons, nuclear weapons do not provide security. Once nuclear weapons are making use of war, the earth probably will be destroyed. The processes of producing and storage are really dangerous. Lastly, nuclear weapons can cause people directly and indirectly feel unsecured. Therefore, in my opinion, nuclear weapons do not provide security.
Firstly, once nuclear weapons are making use of war, there won't have any victor. What is weapon? Weapons are things must use in war or we don't need it. Obviously, no one will feel secure in the war. Moreover, we have such mass destructive weapons, which kill people with no selectivity. Many countries have nuclear technology at this century, and this technology is much better than in the year of 1945. In that year America dropped 2 atomic bombs in Japan each one of them destroyed a city. For example, the atomic bomb which named Little Boy dropped to Japan on 8:15, August 6th, 1945. On that day, 70,000 people were immediately killed by the atomic bombs and same number of people was injured. This bomb not only killed the people but also the city, 714 square kilometers were razed to the ground. By the end of 1945, more and more people dead, because of the lingering effects of radioactive fallout and other aftermaths, the death toll of Hiroshima was probably over 100,000people. Not only that year was influenced, but also this effect was persistent. The 5-year death total probably has reached or even preponderated 200,000, as cancer or other long-term effects happened.
