Japan Bombing
What year did the bombing of Hiroshima happen?
1945
What are the 9 nuclear nations?
USA, Russia, North Korea, Isreal, Pakistan, U.K, France, China and India
Does North korea join the NPT?
YES
describe the Iran case study:
They are ranked as a threat to the US, Isreal and saudi Arabia
Who are the five nuclear weapon states according to the NPT?
Russia, US, UK, France, and China
Around how many people died between the 2 bombs?
Between 129,000 and 226,000 people
What are two different views on Nuclear Proliferation?
Nuclear optimists and Nuclear Pessimists
when does Korea split?
1950-1953
What case study is this: Nuclear war is clear and certain ; no one wins!, nuclear war has no winners.
The case for LIMITED Nuclear Proliferation
How many nuclear countries are there under the NPT?
5
Who is the president of Hiroshima?
President Truman
Who created the Nuclear Bomb?
Oppenheimer
In what year did North Korea leave the NPT?
2003
Mutually assured destruction and second-strike capability, don’t let threatening states have nukes
What is the only state to have withdrawn from the treaty?
North Korea
Why did the U.S nuke japan?
Innocent American lives were being lost and Japan was willing to sacrifice everything to win
What state renounced it’s nuclear weapons and joined the NPT as NNWs in 1991?
South Africa
Why does North Korea suspend their Nuclear program?
financial aid
Define MAD:
the ability of both sides to feel secure, striking the other side if they strike you
Who are the 4 states that have never signed the NPT?
Isreal, Pakistan, India and South Sudan
Why did Japan end up surrendering after a while?
The Soviet Union entered the war and they were also suprised by nuclear weapons
What does the Proliferation of Nuclear weapons depend on?
1. The ability to do so
2. Must have the desire to do so
What happened in 2008 for North Korea?
They destroy a nuclear reactor
What case is this? less fear and less war results from less weapons
The case against Nuclear Proliferation
Who is in charge of the NPT?
IAEA and the UN