New Delhi:
Nuclear bomb Threat in world and Impact: The danger of nuclear bomb explosion has increased in the world. Russia’s way to war with Ukraine (Russia Ukraine War) and the way Ukraine has now developed long-range missiles (long range missile attack) has started firing, there is a danger that Russia may launch a nuclear attack soon. Russia announced its nuclear policy several days ago (Change in Russian Nuclear Policy) had announced changes. According to the change in policy, now all avenues are open for Russia to launch a nuclear attack. This happened only after Ukraine used long-range missiles. Till now Ukraine had used the long range missile given by America in the war against Russia and now it has also used the long range missile given by Britain on Russia. Here, Russia has become very angry with this. It is a different matter that Russia has also said that these attacks will be foiled. Russia has its own system to thwart missile attacks.
Russia has threatened nuclear attack
But due to Russia’s anger, the threat of nuclear attack is looming on many countries of Europe including Ukraine. Due to this, some European countries have distanced themselves from Ukraine. America has also closed its embassy in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Some other countries have also started giving information to their citizens about what to do in case this happens.
Tension between Iran and Israel
On the other hand, Israel’s tension with Iran also continues. In such a situation, Iran also considers itself a nuclear power country and clearly says that it is free to use all types of weapons if needed.
The question arises what will happen if Russia uses nuclear weapons. What would be the devastation caused by Russia’s nuclear attack?
The consequences of a nuclear bomb explosion are extremely destructive and widespread. The whole world has seen this through the impact of America’s attacks on Japan. After that a lot of study was done on it and an attempt was made to understand how dangerous this bomb is. The effect of atomic bomb attack can be understood in this way.
What is the effect of atomic bomb attack?
First of all, let us know what is the situation where the atomic bomb falls. The place where the atomic bomb is attacked, the buildings and almost all the constructions, animals, trees and plants around it are destroyed. A huge shockwave is generated and it affects the surrounding area up to a radius of about 2 kilometers. This also depends on the capacity of the bomb and the material used. Also, the temperature at that place reaches thousands of degrees, everything around gets burnt to ashes. Extreme heat is generated. Apart from this, severe radiation causes all kinds of diseases in the surrounding areas up to several kilometers away.
Radiation is most dangerous
Radiation causes cancer, DNA changes and serious injuries, disfigurement and disability. Many types of skin diseases and burning problems are seen with immediate effect.
Humanity and environment suffer the consequences for years
It is not that after a nuclear bomb attack there is a problem only for some time. Rather, there are long-term problems as well. The radiation that comes out has its harmful effects for many years and even for some generations. There is a serious impact on the environment of the area where the attack takes place. The land in that area becomes barren for years. Serious damage is caused to the environment. Soil, water and air get polluted. All this affects farming and even drinking water.
decrease in temperature
Large amounts of dust and smoke in the air have long-term effects. Due to its thick layer in the atmosphere, sunlight does not reach the earth in that area or it reaches less. Due to this, a drop in temperature is seen.
If we look at the impact of this type of incident on a country, it faces different types of problems ranging from economic to people’s. From this, it can be understood that how a nuclear bomb attack can affect not only one place but also several kilometers around and if the country is small, it can affect even the neighboring countries.
Understand the impact on Japan
You may have understood the matter less and you are considering its effect more in a bookish manner. To further understand its horror, we have to understand the damage caused by the two atomic bombs used so far.
How big and effective was America’s bomb?
Let us tell you that on August 6, 1945, America dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. America named it “Little Boy”. Its weight was approximately 9,000 pounds (4,400 kg). Its length was about 10 feet (3.0 meters). Its diameter was 28 inches (71 cm). Highly enriched uranium was filled inside it. This bomb was dropped by the US Air Force’s B-29 bomber, Enola Gay. The blast is said to have had the force of more than 15,000 tons of TNT, killing an estimated 70,000 people instantly. By the end of that year, the death toll had exceeded 140,000. 70 percent of the buildings in the area were destroyed by this bomb. Cancer cases kept increasing in the entire area.
impact on nagasaki
Three days later, America dropped a slightly larger plutonium bomb in Nagasaki. The explosion that occurred affected an area of ​​6.7 square km. When the explosion occurred, the ground temperature reached 4,000 degrees Celsius and radioactive fallout began. The effect of this was that by the end of the year 1945, 74,000 people were killed in the city.
From this you can understand that more than 2 lakh people died due to the explosion of these two bombs.
Why did medical help not arrive?
The biggest surprise is that even medical aid cannot be provided quickly to the survivors and injured people of these attacks. Due to this also many people died. The reason behind this is even more shocking. Due to the damage caused in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, it was almost impossible to provide aid. The reason for this was that 90 percent of the doctors and nurses were killed in Hiroshima, those who survived needed help themselves, they were not in a position to help others. 42 out of 45 hospitals in the city became useless.
Why did hospitals fail?
After this, it is impossible to prepare for such a situation in the hospitals of the city. The reason is clear that there are less burn wards and beds in hospitals and in such circumstances it becomes difficult to increase them suddenly. After the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, some of those who entered the cities to provide aid died from radiation.
impact for generations
It can be understood that the fireball emanating from a nuclear explosion takes only about 10 seconds to reach its maximum size, but its effect lasts for decades and leaves its impact on generations.
Which disease later?
Five to six years after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, there was a significant increase in the incidence of leukemia (blood cancer) among survivors. After about a decade, survivors began suffering from thyroid, breast, lung and other cancers at higher than normal rates. The rates of miscarriage and death of their infants increased significantly among pregnant women exposed to the bombings. That means radiation has direct effects on children. Children have an increased risk of developing intellectual disability, impaired development and cancer. This means that it can be understood that its impact will last for many decades to come.
how many nuclear bombs in the world
According to the information, there are currently about 12,100 nuclear weapons in the world, of which more than 9,500 are active military stockpiles. Of these, Russia has the maximum number of nuclear weapons. Russia has 5,580 nuclear weapons. After this the United States has 5,044 nuclear weapons. China has 500 nuclear weapons. France has 470 nuclear weapons. India is said to have about 172 nuclear weapons. Pakistan has an estimated 170 nuclear weapons. Israel has an estimated 90 nuclear weapons. The United Kingdom has 225 weapons. The good thing is that the number of nuclear weapons has decreased significantly since its peak in 1985. At the time of 1985, there were an estimated 63,600 nuclear weapons in the world.
