No Nuclear Trace – CMHS Caibarien Radio

One of the worst threats to humanity is the spread of nuclear weapons. It is incredible how humans try to destroy everything in their path, not only destroying nature in their advance, but also devising how to be more precise in the annihilation and suffering of our species. And that’s what you get with nukes.

Science has advanced a lot, with important contributions to the war industry; In fact, this is one of the most developed areas, and nuclear weapons, of all, the most destructive.

Nuclear energy is so powerful that it is capable of destroying everything it encounters. In the same place where the explosion occurs, large quantities of deadly chemical components are released.

So far the atomic bomb has only been detonated twice in history. It was more than a massacre, there is no superlative degree to describe the catastrophe it caused. We all know episodes let’s remember how near the end World War II The US military dropped such weapons (the little boy And fat man) over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Let us also remember that the direct credit was the thousands of civilian deaths and the thousands who later died of radiation overdoses. And the world did not know what he was facing.

However, even without the shell exploding in a populated area, simply tampering with its parts was extremely dangerous. It shouldn’t exist. The path to its conception is thorny from the outset, and includes the stage of preparation, research and tests. Therefore, an environment free of this type of destructive tool is more than just a wish, and for this reason, August 29th is celebrated every year. International Day Against Nuclear Testsconstitutes one of the few opportunities we have to raise our voice so that it is never used again.

Whether for investigative purposes or not, a nuclear explosion is equally terrifying. The radioactive clouds that are released along with gases and particles during detonation leave a highly desolate and polluted Earth. If the tremendous energy released instantly kills any living being near the epicenter, even many kilometers away, the temperature can scorch and the pressure can damage the lungs and cause bleeding, and the soil, air, water and sea are equally poisoned. As well as everything that comes into contact with these elements.

Scientists say that such effects can last for millions of years, and it is logical that the environmental damage is great, and if nature harms humans as well.

For many years, the world lived in a state of tension because it was known that some countries possessed nuclear materials, and to announce this they made ostentatious maneuvers. Although the scenario is not the same as in the past, and progress is noticeable on the road to denuclearization, there is still a lot to do because there is still resistance.

With a little less noise today, these conditions continue. Influential governments are intent on demonstrating their sophisticated military might, and this is happening because we live in an unstable, frightening, and selfish world, where consequences are less important than creating chaos. Nor do they believe that its consequences are almost eternal and that it can affect everyone’s life. On the contrary, they adopt selfish and arrogant attitudes, which only exacerbate intimidation and political fears.

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In general, testing is supposed to take place in open areas such as deserts or islets, both at ground level and underground, which is why islets in the Pacific Ocean have completely disappeared.

Under the sea or near the surface of the sea there is also another site used for experiments, but even there it is still disastrous because it manages to displace large amounts of water and radioactive vapor, destroying everything around it.

Either way, large numbers of animal species are affected because there is no way to control wildlife, and many of these areas are currently experiencing high levels of radiation.

In the same way it can be done in the atmosphere and stratosphere. The first case concerns radioactive fallout. An important example of its serious consequences dates back nearly 70 years when the United States conducted an experiment on the Marshall Islands, with the result considered the worst radiological disaster in history when civilians and military personnel were infected.

And every time a nuclear detonation has occurred — and it has occurred — for whatever purpose, damage to populations and ecosystems has not been taken into account.

Their harmful effects have been known since the zero minute, and despite repeated appeals, not much was done to stop the exercises for a long time. On the contrary, they became demonstrations of rising power with the climax of the Cold War.

It happened in 1996 when a large number of countries signed the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, and the tests continued. True, to a lesser extent, but not enough.

At the present time, it is not enough to carry out activities such as conferences or exhibitions, rather efforts will be in vain if the world repeats only one experiment, which is smaller, than the experiences of the past, because the cost will certainly be high for humans and the environment, perhaps irreversible.

That is why we insist that it is so little to devote two or three days a year to this cause, it must be daily work to raise awareness and educate that the best thing is to contribute to the peace and health of the planet, so that we can. Living free from threats of this kind, that is why it is imperative that governments, especially those with nuclear capabilities, take responsibility, step out of rhetoric and rhetoric, and ratify and abide by disarmament treaties.

A world with nuclear weapons is not necessary.