Blog 28

I chose to use another quote from the article that I discovered last night, as it is full of helpful information and projections. In this quote the two authors talk about the consequences of a nuclear weapon going off somewhere in the Middle East. They explain that even if the blast was contained to only the targeted country, the nuclear fallout could very easily fall in an important oil-producing country more than likely causing a shutdown of their oil production. Some of the Middle East oil is very important to many countries and could cause a lot of economic problems. The authors of the article used England as one example; if England were to lose its Middle Eastern oil, it would hinder their ability to cheaply transport food into their country. Therefore not only the price of oil, but the price of most food would rise significantly if a nuke was blown up near an oil-rich country. The article also mentions that using a nuke in to help protect a country from its neighbor would probably cause more harm than good.  A country like Israel which has nukes and is surrounded by potential enemies has a very good chance of harming themselves if they choose to use their nuclear arsenal. Nuclear weapons are out of control, there are very few cases in which they could be used to the benefit of anyone with good intentions. The weaponization of nuclear technology and its future dangers should have been thought about when the first atom was split.