Wang 1

Thomas Wang
Mr. Campopiano
Government 1
18 September 2015
Bill Topic Research Assignment: Nuclear Proliferation
Problem 1: Countries that possess nuclear weapons can cause nuclear warfare at any
second.
SOLUTION: To extract nuclear weapons from countries in order to prevent
nuclear warfare.
FACT #1: Nine countries together possess more than 15,000
nuclear weapons.
SOURCE: "Nuclear Arsenals." ICAN. N.p., n.d.
Web. 17 Sept. 2015.
FACT #2: Countries like North Korea can threaten nations with its
capability of creating nuclear weapons with their development of enriching
uranium and producing weapons-grade plutonium.
SOURCE: "Profile for North Korea | NTI." NTI:
Nuclear Threat Initiative. N.p., Aug. 2015. Web. 17 Sept. 2015.
FACT #3: The US and Russia reduced their nuclear stockpile for
20 years but still possess several thousands that may be launched in very little
time.
SOURCE: Shuster, Mike. "Concerns Continue over
Nuclear Proliferation." NPR. NPR, 28 Feb. 2008. Web. 17 Sept. 2015.
Problem 2: Nuclear weapons spend millions of dollars that could be used toward benefiting
the poor.
SOLUTION: To cut the funding of nuclear weapons.

 FACT #1: Nuclear armed nations spend close to US$300 million

dollars a day on their nuclear forces
SOURCE: "Spending on Nuclear Weapons." ICAN.
N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015.
FACT #2: US is 18 trillion dollars in debt and is having a difficult
time making up for it.
SOURCE: "U.S. National Debt Clock." U.S.
National Debt Clock. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015.
FACT #3: Barack Obama proposed to spend cuts for many federal
programs in the 2016 budget but not on nuclear weapons.
SOURCE: "Obama's Trillion Dollar Nuclear
Weapons Gamble." Defense One. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015.
Problem 3: Nuclear weapons can sever damage to cities and its citizens
SOLUTION: To reduce the damage nuclear weapons have on cities and citizens.
FACT #1: Blast, thermal radiation, and prompt ionizing radiation
cause significant destruction within seconds or minutes of a nuclear detonation.
SOURCE: "The Effects of Nuclear Weapons."
Effects of Nuclear Weapons. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015.
FACT #2: 66,000 people out of a population of 255,000 died from
the nuclear bomb named Little Boy that was dropped on Hiroshima.
SOURCE: Ford, Dan. "How Many People Died at
Hiroshima in August 1945?" How Many People Died at Hiroshima in
August 1945? N.p., Aug. 2015. Web. 18 Sept. 2015.
FACT #3: So far only two nuclear bombs have been used in war
and with only those two alone, net about 120,000 deaths together.
SOURCE: Burger, Terry W. "Fat Man and Little
Boy." America in WWII. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Sept. 2015.