Humans are the worst threat to themselves. On the path of our development we have left behind many scars, on planet Earth. When we consider this as a threat we have a lot to worry about. But the threat that we are creating for ourself is far beyond imagination. J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the Atomic Bomb, when he saw the worst effects that it can bring to the world, repented about his findings. He blamed himself as the "Destroyer of worlds".
The nuclear weapons are denoted as taking a part of sun and duplicating it on earth. Yes this finding was a turning point in the history of man's position in the earth. Now he possess the power to destroy the whole earth and he living beings in it. The technology that powered everything in the earth, the sun, has now been practically duplicated on earth!!. It was an amazing achievement, but it carried with it, tremendous danger!!. Now the question is that can we control..what we have created??.
The following is a list of nations that have admitted the possession of nuclear weapons, and the approximate number of warheads under their control. This list is informally known in global politics as the "Nuclear Club".
United States - 10,640
Russia - 8,600
People's Republic of China - 400
France - 350
United Kingdom - 200
India - 60-90
Pakistan - 24-48
What are the immediate and lingering effects of a nuclear blast?
Nuclear explosions produce both immediate and delayed destructive effects. Immediate effects (blast and shockwave, radiation) are produced and cause significant destruction within seconds or minutes of a nuclear detonation. The delayed and lingering effects (radioactive fallout and other possible environmental contamination) inflict damage over an extended period ranging from hours to centuries.
(The mushroom cloud of the atomic bombing of strategic port city, Nagasaki, in 1945 lifted nuclear fallout some 60,000 feet (18 km) above the epicenter.)
The missile or method of deployment would be detonated slightly above the ground, to extend the shockwave over the desired target, and maximize the bombs effect. The first chain of events would be the heat and extreme light, scorching everything for a few mile radius (depending on the size) in nearly 20,000°F flames. The air itself would literally be sucked up, and seem to catch fire. Seconds after the initial impact, the shockwave would follow. This would level buildings, homes, and throw cars around like paper in the wind. Imagine having a hurricane made of fire, trees discintigrate in the hot wind, and structures crumble like dust. The shockwave would be so powerful that the air would not be able to absorb it all. Some energy would create an EMP
(Electro-Magnetic Pulse) that would destroy electrical circuits miles from ground zero, perhaps even knocking out orbiting satellites.
After the explosion itself, anyone on the edge of the explosion (who were lucky enough to survive) would have melted flesh and severe burns, the skin would literally fall off the bone. Anyone who had seen the blast from such a distance would have permanent loss of vision.
In the days, weeks and months to follow, anyone exposed to the area around ground zero would begin to suffer the effects of radiation and nuclear fallout. It would - and has been an awful sight to see.
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