Nuclear weapons release a large amount of energy in the form of heat and radiation, causing physical destruction and harm to human, animal, and plant life. They also have political implications and are considered weapons of mass destruction. Control of nuclear weapons remains a significant issue.
Nuclear weapons are explosive devices that unleash a tremendous degree of destruction through nuclear reactions, which release a large amount of energy in the form of heat. There are several effects of nuclear weapons that go beyond the massive release of heat and energy for which they are best known. The effects can be tangible, physical results, such as radiation and craters. The effects of nuclear weapons can and do extend into the realm of politics as well; there are international laws that prohibit the use of such weapons, for example. Nuclear weapons have such disastrous effects on people and the environment that they are internationally considered weapons of mass destruction.
The effects of nuclear weapons tend to be deadly to human, animal and plant life that exists anywhere near the explosion. Depending on the size of the weapon used, organisms can be affected for miles around the site of the weapon’s detonation. Near the explosion site, the heat is so intense that most living things are immediately vaporized. Immediately after the initial explosion, the extreme heat causes a high-pressure wave of hot air to travel outward at high speed, causing massive destruction and again, destroying most living things.
Heat and high pressure also affect the structures and environmental characteristics of an area. The blast radius of a nuclear weapon depends on the size of the weapon, but is usually quite large. A single nuclear weapon could easily level an entire city to the ground. All man-made structures, trees and everything else could be reduced to little more than a crater.
The emission of large amounts of radiation is also among the notable effects of nuclear weapons. There is, after the detonation, an initial burst of radiation that people can receive in lethal doses if they are close enough. In most cases, however, people who are close enough to be hit by the initial blast are killed by the heat and force of the pressure. After blasting, however, nuclear weapons leave behind a significant amount of residual radiation that can harm the environment and people living nearby. In particular, high levels of radiation exposure can cause cancer in humans and other organisms.
The existence of nuclear policy is one of the major effects of nuclear weapons. Control of nuclear weapons gives a nation great military and political power; some nations that control nuclear weapons could completely destroy industrial centers or populations in other nations. Despite many international laws attempting to control nuclear weapons, control of such weapons remains an issue of great political importance.
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