In light of the abundant accusations from Western nations of Iran’s ambitions to build nuclear weapons, a closer analysis of this mounting conflict is necessary. With vast advancements in weapons technology, nuclear weapons now pose the single greatest threat to human existence ever recorded on Earth. This is the first time in the history of human civilization that humankind has the ability to destroy itself entirely, so it would seem logical to not take these issues lightly. The idea of nuclear weapons, or nuclear power for that matter, was non-existent until Albert Einstein realized the energy potential of splitting an atom. After witnessing his advances in modern science become the basis for nuclear weapons, he warned in the mid-20th century that we have two options: allow the human race to destroy itself, or end war forever.
The unimaginable devastation brought by nuclear attacks in Hiroshima and Nagasaki eventually influenced world leaders to accept that nuclear weapons were, in fact, an imminent threat to our civilization as a whole. This led to the formation of the NPT, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons treaty, entered into force in 1970. The treaty was designed to stop the construction of any new nuclear weapons and disarm those already in existence, all the while promoting the peaceful use of nuclear energy to countries without nuclear weapons.
While there are 188 states who have ratified the treaty, there are only five officially recognize… >>>
