Nuclear Energy

Nuclear energy has surfaced since World War II, when the Allies developed the nuclear bombs that destroyed the 2 cities of Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki). Since then, after the world have witnessed the level of destruction that these bombs could cause, everyone agreed to use nuclear power peacefully, to generate electricity and other utilities.

There are good and bad things about nuclear power, but first, let us explore the good side of it.
Nuclear energy saves lives. The reason is that nuclear energy emits less pollution into the air. Also, it is much more efficient than using coal. 200 tonnes of uranium equals to 1,000,000 tonnes of coal. The toxic gases from coal creates various problems to our world, such as the green house effect, various respiratory diseases. We have found a new element that is so much more efficient than uranium: Thorium, which requires only half the amount comparing to uranium to produce the same efficiency. There will be new technologies that would develop from nuclear power. We could have infinite energy, flying cars, etc. We have seen the good side of nuclear power so now let us look at the bad side.

On the contrary, there is always a bad side to everything. Nuclear power was first used for military purposes. The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki killed hundreds of thousands of people in just a blink of the eye. Even now, there are a plethora of nuclear warheads around the world. It is said that Russia alone has the nuclear power destructive enough to flatten the Earth 100 times. There is also unknown, catastrophic disasters that could potentially happen. For example the latest nuclear disaster was in Fukushima, Japan, where after a tsunami and earthquake hit the area, a nuclear meltdown happened. It rendered the area uninhabitable for many years to come. These events could potentially happen in the near future. War is said to be the science of destruction, and human beings will eventually be extincted by their own creations.

The world have created treaties to prevent the use of nuclear weapons, but them alone will not be able to stop nuclear wars when they happen. Others solution could be reduction of production of nuclear weapons. We do not want mistakes that could wipe out the existence of humanity.